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MBRSC Astronaut Mohammad AlMulla Completes ESA’s CAVES Training Program
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced today that astronaut Mohammad AlMulla has successfully completed the European Space Agency’s (ESA) CAVES training program in Italy. The two-week course took place in the Molise and Campania regions, involving an international group of astronauts from ESA, NASA, and JAXA.
CAVES - short for Cooperative Adventure for Valuing and Exercising human behaviour and performance Skills - is designed to simulate space mission conditions by placing participants in an underground environment. The program emphasizes teamwork, technical skills, and psychological resilience in a setting that mimics spaceflight challenges, including isolation, confined quarters, and limited resources.
During the training, AlMulla and his colleagues engaged in technical instruction, outdoor exercises, and a multi-day subterranean expedition where they lived and worked without external contact. The curriculum focused on exploration techniques, mapping, scientific research, communication, leadership, stress management, and decision-making.
Completion of the CAVES program provides AlMulla with critical experience applicable to future space missions and strengthens international cooperation in human spaceflight efforts.
Photo credits: Government of Dubai Media Office
Oksana Bozhko is a Contributor to Dubai Voice.
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