Quito Space Tether

The Quito Space Tether is a space elevator located on Quito, Earth. It is one of six known elevators on Earth. As a space elevator would preferably have to be constructed near the equator,Wikipedia - Space elevator Quito is an ideal location for such a structure as the city is located only a few kilometers south of the equator.Wikipedia - Quito
==History==
Built by the International Society of Civil Engineers, the tether was completed on January 14, 2313. At the rededication ceremony on March 9, 2401, the elevator received its current name and the receiving station was given a monument dedicated to doctors Tobias Fleming Shaw and Wallace Fujikawa, the creators of the Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine.Halo Waypoint: EarthHalo 3, multiplayer map Orbital The Quito Space Tether was among the four that survived the Battle of Earth.Halo Waypoint, Space Elevator article
==Destinations==
The orbital station on top of the tether had at least four gates leading to terminals, from which passengers or cargo could be ferried to other UNSC-controlled worlds.
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*Gilgamesh
*Ballast
*One or other planets in the Sol system.
*Charybdis IX 
==Trivia==
*The Halo 3 multiplayer level named Orbital of the Mythic map pack, takes place on the station on top of the Quito Space Tether.
*The side of the Halo: Reach Legendary Edition box has a Quito Space Tether return address.
==Gallery==
H3 MP Orbital ENV-01.jpg|A monitoring room in the orbital station on top of the tether.
Orbital surface.jpg|The Earth's surface, as seen from the top of the Quito Space Tether.
Quito station plaque.png|A plaque dedicated to the men and women who built the Space Tether, from the International Society of Civil Engineers.
QuitoST_screen2.jpg|A schematic view of the Quito Space Tether's upper level.
Wallace fujikawa.png|The plaque devoted to Wallace Fujikawa.
Tobias fleming shaw.png|The plaque devoted to Tobias Fleming Shaw.
H3 MP Orbital ENV-02.jpg|A service corridor on the station.
H3 MP Orbital ENV-03.jpg|A room on the station.
H3 MP Orbital ENV-04.jpg|A lobby on the orbital station.
H3 MP Orbital ENV-06.jpg|An escalator leading to another chamber.
==Sources==
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