Kazakh students are participating
in the NASA International Space Apps Challenge. The global stage is currently
underway, where the nominees' projects are being evaluated. Finalists will be
determined based on their results, with winners announced in January. Earlier,
regional rounds in October saw around 9,000 teams from over 150 countries
presenting space projects, of which 940 advanced, including two from
Kazakhstan.
«Students Roman
Ustimenko and Zhan Beisekeyev from the Pavlodar College of Information
Technology, along with Igor Martynyuk from the Akhmet Baitursynov School, developed
a 3D website and designed a solar system model with planetary trajectories based
on real data and live video from the Curiosity rover. While Kazakh citizens
have previously participated in this competition before, none have been
selected for the world stage until now, making these pioneers in this field,»
said Serik Jartybayev, head of the Pavlodar College of Information Technology.
«We have developed a
website that features a model of our solar system and information about each
space object within our galaxy. The content is available in multiple languages,
including Kazakh, Russian, and English,» noted developer Zhan Beisekeyev.