> Though the crew reported hunger, they were able to survive for two years without importing anything at all from the outside world.
but the wikipedia article you link to says this
> The agricultural system produced 83% of the total diet
and
> the medical team decided to boost oxygen with injections in January and August 1993.
and
> In November the hungry Biospherians began eating emergency food supplies that had not been grown inside the bubble.
Mission 2 was supposed to last ten months, not two years; but it didn't even manage that. Supposedly a closed system, it was un-sealed by two members of the first mission, the captain left and was replaced (and then the replacement was replaced).
But here are some nice pictures of Biosphere2 now:
> Though the crew reported hunger, they were able to survive for two years without importing anything at all from the outside world.
but the wikipedia article you link to says this
> The agricultural system produced 83% of the total diet
and
> the medical team decided to boost oxygen with injections in January and August 1993.
and
> In November the hungry Biospherians began eating emergency food supplies that had not been grown inside the bubble.
Mission 2 was supposed to last ten months, not two years; but it didn't even manage that. Supposedly a closed system, it was un-sealed by two members of the first mission, the captain left and was replaced (and then the replacement was replaced).
But here are some nice pictures of Biosphere2 now:
(http://www.noahsheldon.com/biosphere.html)
There are more of this series, showing just how close suburbia has got to Biosphere2.