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\nA first video update from the CAVES 2014 campaign that is now underway in Sardinia, Italy. The team gathered at their base over the weekend and have spent the first few days preparing for their underground expedition. \n<\/p>\n
\nHeld each year, CAVES teaches astronauts to explore the underground system of the Sa Grutta caves in Sardinia, Italy, as a team, delving deep underground to perform scientific experiments as well as chart and document their activities.\n<\/p>\n
\nThe CAVES course \u2013 Cooperative Adventure for Valuing and Exercising human behaviour and performance Skills \u2013 is run by the European Astronaut Centre to simulate spaceflight. Seasoned International Space Station astronauts as well as rookies participate in the course and share experiences while learning how to improve leadership, teamwork, decision-making and problem-solving skills. \n<\/p>\n
\nThe cavenauts participating in this year’s campaign are ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, NASA astronaut Scott Tingle, Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexander Mirsurkin and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and ESA engineer & Eurocom Matthias Maurer.\n<\/p>\n
More about the 2014 cavenauts: Follow CAVES 2014 via the blog: And the CAVES website: Credits: \t\t\t\t\t \nA first video update from the CAVES 2014 campaign that is now underway in Sardinia, Italy. The team gathered at their base over the weekend and have spent the first few days preparing for their underground expedition. \n<\/p>\n \nHeld each year, CAVES teaches astronauts to explore the underground system of the Sa Grutta caves in Sardinia, Italy, as a team, delving deep underground to perform scientific experiments as well as chart and document their activities.\n<\/p>\n \nThe CAVES course \u2013 Cooperative Adventure for Valuing and Exercising human behaviour and performance Skills \u2013 is run by the European Astronaut Centre to simulate spaceflight. Seasoned International Space Station astronauts as well as rookies participate in the course and share experiences while learning how to improve leadership, teamwork, decision-making and problem-solving skills. \n<\/p>\n \nThe cavenauts participating in this year’s campaign are ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, NASA astronaut Scott Tingle, Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexander Mirsurkin and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and ESA engineer & Eurocom Matthias Maurer.\n<\/p>\n More about the 2014 cavenauts: Follow CAVES 2014 via the blog:
http:\/\/www.esa.int\/Our_Activities\/Hum…<\/a>\n<\/p>\n
http:\/\/blogs.esa.int\/caves\/<\/a>\n<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.esa.int\/caves<\/a>\n<\/p>\n
\nDirected by:Vittorio Crobu and Sirio Sechi
\nVideo shooting: Vittorio Crobu, Riccardo De Luca, Sirio Sechi and Carla Corongiu
\nDrone video shooting: Freddy Vergara
\nEditing: Vittorio Crobu
Music: Jarvic 8 – Kevin MacLeod (orlamusic.com)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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