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Spaceship Earth

"The point of this is to learnhow to make a biosphere "that can supporthuman occupants "in...

"The point of this is to learn
how to make a biosphere "that can support
human occupants "in an
extraterrestrial setting

Full Transcript

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"The point of this is to learn how to make a biosphere
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"that can support human occupants
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"in an extraterrestrial setting.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
43
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:43
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.
"It probably won't work for the first several times, - Spaceship Earth 00:13
"It probably won't work for the first several time...
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]