[Interview] Exploring Space Lava Tubes: How To Prepare For It

Lava tubes can be a solution to a lot of our space problems. They can provide habitat space on Moon, Mars and even beyond. But how do we prepare to explore them? That's what we're discussing with Professor Francesco Sauro.🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday👉 Prof. Francesco Sauro: https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/francesco.sauro2/en👉 Twitter: https://twitter.com/cescosauro👉 La Venta Association: https://laventa.it/00:00 Intro01:16 Getting into caves02:32 Why lava tubes are interesting04:00 Challenges associated with caves08:10 How to train astronauts for lava tubes15:15 What can we find in lava tubes on Moon and Mars20:32 Lava tubes as habitats27:57 Ice caves on Europa, Enceladus and Mars32:15 Outro📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/-iJ2ui2-BFU📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT [email protected]⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast