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Spaceship Earth

He was seeingthat there was a countdown to ecological disaster, themes that we...

He was seeing
that there was a countdown to ecological disaster, themes that we were
interested in

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He was seeing that there was a countdown
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to ecological disaster,
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themes that we were interested in.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:45
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Impact Partners,RadicalMedia,Stacey Reiss Productions

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Movie Summary

A look at the group of people who built the Biosphere 2, a giant replica of the earth's ecosystem, in 1991.
‐ Bucky Fuller had pioneered the idea of a geodesic dome. - Spaceship Earth 00:07
‐ Bucky Fuller had pioneered the idea of a geodesic dome.
I was handed the task to build one. - Spaceship Earth 00:05
I was handed the task to build one.
‐ The struts of a ball have tremendous strength together, - Spaceship Earth 00:08
‐ The struts of a ball have tremendous strength together,
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. - Spaceship Earth 00:05
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
[spacey music] - Spaceship Earth 00:20
[spacey music]
‐ It was October 1969 that I arrived at the ranch. - Spaceship Earth 00:05
‐ It was October 1969 that I arrived at the ranch.
They happened, in fact, - Spaceship Earth 00:07
They happened, in fact,
The door burst through, and 20 to 25 people - Spaceship Earth 00:09
The door burst through, and 20 to 25 people
It was like I'm stepping into something totally new. - Spaceship Earth 00:07
It was like I'm stepping into something totally new.
I was born in Brooklyn, Flatbush, - Spaceship Earth 00:07
I was born in Brooklyn, Flatbush,
What could that refer to?" - Spaceship Earth 00:10
What could that refer to?"
What do you want to be in charge of?" - Spaceship Earth 00:08
What do you want to be in charge of?"
I said, "I'm on for that." - Spaceship Earth 00:10
I said, "I'm on for that."
We could make sustainable, - Spaceship Earth 00:06
We could make sustainable,
‐ Here we were, not that long - Spaceship Earth 00:09
‐ Here we were, not that long
Well, I think maybe Johnny thought - Spaceship Earth 00:09
Well, I think maybe Johnny thought
[upbeat music] - Spaceship Earth 00:15
[upbeat music]
‐ We went to my family home in Berkeley, - Spaceship Earth 00:10
‐ We went to my family home in Berkeley,
The answers are easier, - Spaceship Earth 00:07
The answers are easier,
‐ We thought, "If we can build a ship, - Spaceship Earth 00:15
‐ We thought, "If we can build a ship,