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Spaceship Earth

"It probably won't workfor the first several times, but each time, we're likelyto learn...

"It probably won't work
for the first several times, but each time, we're likely
to learn more, faster." ‐ There were huge numbers
of scientific consultants

Full Transcript

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"It probably won't work for the first several times,
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but each time, we're likely to learn more, faster."
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‐ There were huge numbers of scientific consultants.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:56
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.
The University of Arizona, - Spaceship Earth 00:08
The University of Arizona,
‐ Biosphere 2 was gonna build - Spaceship Earth 00:06
‐ Biosphere 2 was gonna build
‐ Agriculture, design, - Spaceship Earth 00:08
‐ Agriculture, design,
[upbeat music] - Spaceship Earth 00:14
[upbeat music]
Now, she was the CEO, and co‐architect - Spaceship Earth 00:08
Now, she was the CEO, and co‐architect
When you're doing something - Spaceship Earth 00:08
When you're doing something
‐ Without a project of this undertaking, - Spaceship Earth 00:10
‐ Without a project of this undertaking,
That's‐‐for that, that is like peanuts. - Spaceship Earth 00:05
That's‐‐for that, that is like peanuts.
[laughs] - Spaceship Earth 00:06
[laughs]
It was quite corporate I even wore nail polish - Spaceship Earth 00:13
It was quite corporate I even wore nail polish
John Allen's ideas and Edward Bass's money - Spaceship Earth 00:06
John Allen's ideas and Edward Bass's money
‐ Ed would invest a huge amount of money, - Spaceship Earth 00:18
‐ Ed would invest a huge amount of money,
‐ Ed was also passionate about ecology. - Spaceship Earth 00:05
‐ Ed was also passionate about ecology.
‐ All you've got to do is watch his face light up - Spaceship Earth 00:06
‐ All you've got to do is watch his face light up
‐ From the ecological point of view, - Spaceship Earth 00:05
‐ From the ecological point of view,
I was able to put these together - Spaceship Earth 00:09
I was able to put these together
‐ We'd been thinking about the human relationship - Spaceship Earth 00:07
‐ We'd been thinking about the human relationship
Biosphere 2 is totally - Spaceship Earth 00:10
Biosphere 2 is totally
[orchestral music] - Spaceship Earth 00:18
[orchestral music]
‐ We had maybe 15 or so people, - Spaceship Earth 00:11
‐ We had maybe 15 or so people,