叶光富洞穴训练后首次亮相
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 prospective 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 isolated 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 arduous but worthwhile training," Ye said as he addressed the media in Beijing.