Ye Guangfu made his first public appearance on Wednesday, just after completing an underground training mission deep in an Italian cave.

 

叶光富在意大利一处洞穴完成训练任务后，周三首次在公众面前亮相。
 

 

Taikonaut -- the Chinese equivalent of astronaut or cosmonaut -- Ye, 36, is the first of China's five male second-generation astronauts to meet the press.

 

Ye and five other prospective¹ astronauts from Japan, Russia, Spain and the United States spent six nights in Sardinian caves from July 1 to 7, simulating a mission to another planet, during the European Space Agency (ESA) underground training course CAVES (Cooperative Adventure for Valuing and Exercising human behavior and performance Skills.)

 

The mission focused on multi-cultural approaches to leadership, following orders, teamwork and decision-making, according to the ESA.

 

"The cave is isolated² from the outside world and is dark, damp and cold. We six were responsible for completing daily tasks such as climbing, exploration and surveying; really arduous³ but worthwhile training," Ye said as he addressed the media in Beijing.

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