Astronauts in tight places

CAVES preparatory training day 4. The astronauts descend into the Sardinian caves to take some microbiological samples. Underground creepy-crawlies are catalogued and their pictures taken. The cavenauts have to crawl through tight spaces and come across some interesting cave formations. CAVES, an abbreviation of Cooperative Adventure for Valuing and Exercising human behaviour and performance Skills, prepares astronauts to work safely and effectively and solve problems as a multicultural team while exploring uncharted areas following space procedures. Credits: ESA--V. Crobu and S. Sechi