Japanese astronaut Aki Hoshide’s video log of the second day of the extended exploration phase of ESA’s underground training course CAVES. <br /> <br />Six astronauts from China, Japan, USA, Spain and Russia will spend six nights in caves of Sardinia, Italy, to explore the depths and train for life in outer space. <br /> <br />Aki is the team’s commander for the first half of the underground mission, handing over command to NASA’s Ricky Arnold halfway. Aki recounts the exploration of the day and finding a suitable place to setup advanced camp. <br /> <br />CAVES – Cooperative Adventure for Valuing and Exercising human behaviour and performance Skills – focuses on multicultural approaches to leadership, following orders, teamwork and decision-making. At the end of the course the astronauts will have a better understanding of how they function in a multicultural team and what they are skilled at, as well as areas for self-improvement. <br /> <br />Follow the underground adventure on Twitter with via @ESA_CAVES, and on the CAVES blog: http://blogs.esa.int/caves.
