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"The First Terranauts" by redshift 2.8/5.0 - published Apr 01, 2010 - no comments - start of story (preview) The first underground astronauts take off, bound for inner space. What wonders will they encounter there? Tags: cavern, earth, engineering, gas, probe, science, subterranean, volcanism

"The InnerSpace Ship" by redshift 3.0/5.0 - published Mar 31, 2010 - 1 comment - start of story (preview) How will humans explore an environment as hot as a broiler oven, with crushing pressures, no natural buoyancy, and no breathable atmosphere? Tags: cavern, earth, engineering, gas, probe, science, subterranean, volcanism

"What's in There?" by redshift 3.5/5.0 - published Mar 29, 2010 - 1 comment - start of story (preview) Scientists finally get the chance to look inside the cavern, and what they find astounds them. Tags: cavern, earth, engineering, gas, probe, tunneling, volcanism

"Taming the Beast" by redshift 4.0/5.0 - published Mar 26, 2010 - 2 comments - start of story (preview) Someone has to venture into the boiling, hurricane-like mouth of the beast, in order to tame it. Will they succeed, or die trying? Tags: cavern, darpa, earth, emergency, engineering, gas, tunneling

"Shock and Awe" by redshift 3.8/5.0 - published Mar 26, 2010 - 2 comments - start of story (preview) The vastness of the underground cavern is only just starting to become apparent. Tags: cavern, earth, emergency, engineering, gas, tunneling, usgs

"Brainstorming" by redshift 4.0/5.0 - published Mar 25, 2010 - 1 comment - start of story (preview) Can the engineers and scientists come up with a way to stop the escaping gas before it becomes a fireball? Tags: cavern, earth, emergency, engineering, gas, tunneling

"Part 2: New life! New Beginning!" by sutirtho 2.9/5.0 - published Apr 23, 2009 - no comments - start of story (preview) Undergraduate hostel life description. Tags: -, 1st, 2nd, college, engineering, hostel, life, year