Biosphere 2 was originally meant to demonstrate the viability of closed ecological systems to support and maintain human life in outer space. Its mission was a two-year closure experiment with a crew of eight humans.
Join host Anthony Arno, as he speaks with Deputy Director of Biosphere 2 John Adams about:
Earliest memory of a teacher in school
Academic background
Is there a Biosphere I
Biosphere II
Size comparison
Funding
Biomes included
Filling the ocean biome with sea water
Easiest and Hardest biomes to maintain
The Biosphere Lung Engineering Marvel
Biosphere Challenges
A failed experiment?
Mental and Physical limitations
Selection process for Biospherians
Where are the biospherians today?
Additional Biosphere missions
LEO (Landscape Evolutionary Observatory) research project
Educational programs for students in Grades K – 12
