Exploring Life in Biosphere 2

Documentary of the Week | May 8, 2020

“Spaceship Earth” tells the story of eight researchers who locked themselves into the self-contained ecosystem of Biosphere 2 in the Arizona desert for two years. Filmmaker Matt Wolf documents the interpersonal dramas and scientific controversies with an approach that has more respect than ridicule for the grandiose undertaking.

— Raphaela Neihausen and Thom Powers

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