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Spaceship Earth

We built it, and in theory,it would float, but we didn't knowwhat was gonna happen

We built it, and in theory,
it would float, but we didn't know
what was gonna happen

Full Transcript

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We built it, and in theory, it would float,
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but we didn't know what was gonna happen.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:11
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 was just slipping out there. - Spaceship Earth 00:05
It was just slipping out there.
Suddenly, the bow went up. [exhales] - Spaceship Earth 00:06
Suddenly, the bow went up. [exhales]
‐ We sailed out from San Francisco Bay, - Spaceship Earth 00:13
‐ We sailed out from San Francisco Bay,
‐ Nothing was tied down the way it should've been. - Spaceship Earth 00:04
‐ Nothing was tied down the way it should've been.
The radar broke and fell in the ocean. - Spaceship Earth 00:05
The radar broke and fell in the ocean.
‐ We certainly were learning quickly, yes. - Spaceship Earth 00:06
‐ We certainly were learning quickly, yes.
[gentle music] - Spaceship Earth 00:18
[gentle music]
[laughs] - Spaceship Earth 00:06
[laughs]
‐ We were quite capitalistic. - Spaceship Earth 00:04
‐ We were quite capitalistic.
‐ You know, we were never, - Spaceship Earth 00:12
‐ You know, we were never,
‐ Ed Bass was an integral part of our businesses - Spaceship Earth 00:05
‐ Ed Bass was an integral part of our businesses
Ed Bass is a billionaire - Spaceship Earth 00:08
Ed Bass is a billionaire
The Basses‐‐ their money was in oil. - Spaceship Earth 00:04
The Basses‐‐ their money was in oil.
He would put forward - Spaceship Earth 00:12
He would put forward
[string music] - Spaceship Earth 00:07
[string music]
I may still have it. [laughs] - Spaceship Earth 00:05
I may still have it. [laughs]
He was very charismatic, very dynamic, - Spaceship Earth 00:08
He was very charismatic, very dynamic,
John can be tempestuous, big time, - Spaceship Earth 00:09
John can be tempestuous, big time,
‐ To explore the history - Spaceship Earth 00:18
‐ To explore the history
This film is the record of those shared investigations - Spaceship Earth 00:09
This film is the record of those shared investigations