"Dima, get up, you'll miss the plane!" - father's voice came from the kitchen.

Dima opened his eyes. The day he had waited for so long had finally come. Who would have thought that the time waiting for the program to start would fly by so quickly. A light nervousness began, the young man was anticipating the unforgettable summer that awaited him ahead.

• Dad, could you please tell me once again about your W&T program, you did participate in it in 2016. What is it like?

• Son, that was 23 years ago, you know everything has changed since then. I worked as a waiter, had a great summer with friends, I'll never forget those emotions! But now the program has changed beyond recognition. Since NASA, as an experiment, began involving foreign students in its expeditions, you are not the only one who wanted to take part in it. Now it's not only fun but also responsible, but I'm sure you'll succeed and you won't let us down! Now march and get ready, your plane to the Kennedy Space Center is in 3 hours.

"What if something happens to me?" - Dima was nervous, standing at the security screening at the airport.

"Don't worry, it's 2039, the age of high technology, don't be anxious, specialists from Interexchange will be watching over you, they won't let you get into trouble. You can write to them in any situation, they will definitely help you. Good luck, write often, I'm proud of you!"

• Dmitriy Olegovich, good afternoon. Welcome to NASA's assignment base. I am Captain Smith, I will be in charge of assigning you to teams.

• Hello. Will you explain what exactly I will be doing, what salary I will receive?

• Of course, your main task is to explore space for the presence of mineral resources, their extraction, analyzing planets for habitability, you will be engaged in monitoring and predicting natural disasters, conducting experiments with bacteria, plants, animals. The work is dangerous; there may be certain risks to life. You will have to sign a number of papers, including a non-disclosure agreement. The salary will be $190 per hour, with overtime $280. Any questions?

• Wait, the program description did not say there would be any risks related to health and life. I'm a student, I don't want to put myself in danger.

• I'm afraid you can no longer refuse, you signed the program contract where everything was described in detail. We need young and energetic people for this type of work, that's why we attract students through the W&T program. There are indeed risks, but because of that your pay will be high.

• I don't want to, I refuse, I'm not ready to risk my life for money! I'm going back home! Don't touch me! Let me go!

• Sergeant, escort the young man to the bunker, it seems we have another troublemaker.

"Dim! Diiim! Get up! You'll be late for classes!" - father's voice came from the kitchen. Dima opened his eyes. It was only a dream.

• Dad, purely theoretically, could they send me into space through the W&T program and force me to risk my life?

• Son, don't talk nonsense, no one will put students at such risk. Have you been watching too many sci-fi movies?

• I just dreamed something like that now, you could even write a story..."