Biosphere 2 - The Once Infamous Live-In Terrarium

Biosphere 2 was a self-sustaining biosphere located in Oracle, Arizona. I visited my sister recently and toured Biosphere 2.
In the late 90s, people were excited about space travel and the possibility of building a colony on a planet.
Biosphere 2 was a project to see if we could build a terrarium here on Earth that 8 people would live in for two years sealed off from the world.
Biosphere 2 had a rainforest, a savannah, a desert, and an ocean with a coral reef, mangrove wetlands, and an agricultural system.
.Before the biosphereans could enter the biosphere plants and animals had to be gathered from all around the world and then transported and grown inside. This was no easy task.
On September 26, 1991, each of the 8 Biospherean entered biosphere 2

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Curious who funds this. Probably you & me.