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Biosphere 2
Biosphere 2, located in Oracle, Arizona, U.S., shown in 2008. The facility was originally developed to study survivability and assess whether humans were capable of building and living in self-sustaining colonies in outer space. It was later used as a scientific research facility.
Edward P. Bass was the primary financier for the construction of Biosphere 2. Within Space Biospheres Ventures, he served as both chairman and financial director.
In 1994, Bass gained complete control over the facility through his company, Decisions Investments Corporation, after buying out the venture's partner, Decisions Team, Ltd.1