Biosphere 2 was built in the late 80's and saw two expeditions that sealed researchers inside the facility. It was built to mimic earths environment, hence the name, and allow for controlled studies of the effects of changes within an environment.
The first expedition lasted the planned 2 years, the second just 6 months into a 10 month commitments. Seems the second ended due to a dispute between the owners and the management running the place as well as the expedition team members.
It cost in the neighborhood of 200 million to build, but is no longer serving it's original purpose of being a sealed environment. The University of Arizona has taken it over and does conduct their environmental experiments there, just not in a fully sealed environ.
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| Biosphere 2 tour entrance |
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| Future researcher checking it out |
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