A schoolboy from Kazakhstan has completed a two-week internship at NASA. Yerasyl Tauekel became one of the 50 participants of the program. «I decided to apply for an internship at NASA because it provides a unique opportunity for students around the world to get to know the modern space industry, so I could not miss such a rare opportunity, I decided to take a chance. It was necessary to complete several tasks in physics and mathematics. The tasks were very different from all areas of the space industry-from planetary geology to nuclear propulsion. You also had to write a motivation letter and pass an interview. The entire application process took about a month or two,» – says Yerasyl. The two-week internship was held online. The future scientist studies in the 10th grade of the «Nazarbayev Intellectual School», is engaged in the development of research projects and is fond of rocket science. He began his research activities in the seventh grade, when he launched his first rocket.