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Spaceship Earth

� These chosen eightare about to step into an airtight citycalled the Biosphere 2

� These chosen eight
are about to step into an airtight city
called the Biosphere 2

Full Transcript

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‐ These chosen eight are about to step
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into an airtight city called the Biosphere 2.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:08
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 crew, chosen from scientific experts, - Spaceship Earth 00:06
The crew, chosen from scientific experts,
Only video and the telephone will link them to the outside. - Spaceship Earth 00:04
Only video and the telephone will link them to the outside.
‐ They are the darlings of the new age, - Spaceship Earth 00:08
‐ They are the darlings of the new age,
No one's ever built, - Spaceship Earth 00:06
No one's ever built,
‐ It's an ethnically diverse group, - Spaceship Earth 00:08
‐ It's an ethnically diverse group,
[spacey music] - Spaceship Earth 00:12
[spacey music]
‐ I got a phone call. Margaret‐‐she said, - Spaceship Earth 00:14
‐ I got a phone call. Margaret‐‐she said,
Have I really brought in enough sneakers, - Spaceship Earth 00:11
Have I really brought in enough sneakers,
I suppose emotionally, that's gonna be the challenge. - Spaceship Earth 00:05
I suppose emotionally, that's gonna be the challenge.
‐ I feel grateful to be given the opportunity - Spaceship Earth 00:14
‐ I feel grateful to be given the opportunity
‐ I was invited to come up to the biosphere, - Spaceship Earth 00:10
‐ I was invited to come up to the biosphere,
They're wacky, and I fit right in." - Spaceship Earth 00:13
They're wacky, and I fit right in."
Mostly, people, I felt at that time, - Spaceship Earth 00:06
Mostly, people, I felt at that time,
I was living in Tucson in the mid‐'80s, - Spaceship Earth 00:16
I was living in Tucson in the mid‐'80s,
We all got sent out to different places - Spaceship Earth 00:09
We all got sent out to different places
[ethereal music] - Spaceship Earth 00:15
[ethereal music]
‐ When we made the decision to put in something - Spaceship Earth 00:08
‐ When we made the decision to put in something
The best we could find was 1,400 fuchsia flowers. - Spaceship Earth 00:04
The best we could find was 1,400 fuchsia flowers.
‐ Hello there. I'm Rue McClanahan, - Spaceship Earth 00:15
‐ Hello there. I'm Rue McClanahan,
‐ It feels‐‐ - Spaceship Earth 00:06
‐ It feels‐‐