Quito Space Tether

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One of the finest examples of Civil Engineering which has shaped the development of society's quality of life in the 24th Century.

Base of the Quito Space Tether in the city of Quito.

The Quito Space Tether is a space elevator located on Quito, Earth. As such, it's the second known space elevator in Latin America. It is used for lifting heavy ordinance from the surrounding port facilities into an orbital station at the top of the elevator structure, a transport method much cheaper and more efficient than booster rockets filled with expensive fuel.^[1]

Built by the International Society of Civil Engineers, the tether was completed on January 14th, 2313 and named on March 9th, 2401. The receiving station at the top of the elevator tether houses a monument dedicated to doctors Tobias Fleming Shaw and Wallace Fujikawa, the creators of the Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine.^[2]

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Quito Space Tether's main room.

The Halo 3 multiplayer level named Orbital of the Mythic map pack, takes place on the upper levels of the Quito Tether.
As a space elevator would have to be constructed near the equator^[3], Quito is an ideal location for such a structure, as the city is located only a few kilometers south of the equator.^[4]
There are several references to other systems and cities from other worlds on the red tickers above various gates.

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The Earth's surface, as seen from the top of the Quito Space Tether.	A plaque dedicated to the men and women who built the Space Tether, from the International Society of Civil Engineers.	A schematic view of the Quito Space Tether's upper level.	The plaque devoted to Wallace Fujikawa.
The plaque devoted to Tobias Fleming Shaw.