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UNSC Orbital Elevator - 1km Tether Component

The Orbital Elevator, also called a space elevator or the tether, is a colossal structure utilized on all major human colonies prior to the Human-Covenant war. It can transport people and goods from planet-side to high orbit (and vice versa). This is the component that allow the cart to transport between the orbital and earthside terminal.

Once a human colony has become productive and begins to export massive amounts of goods off-world, Orbital Elevators are installed. With tendril rails miles and miles long, reaching far out of the atmosphere and out of the major gravitational pull of the planet, the scale of the elevator is an impressive feat of engineering. Harvest had seven such elevators to export food, which served as vital means for evacuating the planet when the Covenant attacked. However, the elevators are highly vulnerable to attack and, if sufficiently damaged, will crash down and cause wide-scale damage.

These cables are built in 1km long segments that are attached end to end, and provide a very smooth, safe ride for the car.