Indeed. Hopefully sharing this story will help the missing data be found. Like the closing lines say, perhaps there is much we could learn there, with regards to the original purpose of the experiment and about what could be in our future here on Earth.
I love hearing about Biosphere 2. It's damn near Peak '90s.
Almost bought one of those, even though it was $200 and I was fourteen years old.
The New York Times did a real disservice in not linking to the video. It's one of your few chances to see Steve Bannon before Saruman possessed him/the FSB poisoned him with TCDD.