." When I was actually around 16 or even 17, I encountered this book through Arthur C. Clarke phoned Area Odyssey 2001. That was actually the initial science fiction manual that I've ever read through. I was actually so captured through what he had composed given that things that he covered weren't [taking place] in the far-off future, yet in the year 2001. In the book, he refers to a great deal about space stations, and also space capsule that climb to the spaceport station, and motor vehicles that most likely to the Moon or even the Moon center, plus all that. I mean, these are terms that you listen to now all the time, right? And Also Arthur C. Clarke really envisioned it at that time. To make sure that was interesting to me. I wished that sooner or later I can work on one thing like that." In terms of my learning, I was in fact going to enter into the area design, yet then someone urged me that mechanical design would certainly offer me a more comprehensive background. So I adhered to the suggestions, and it was the appropriate point to do. I ended up knowing a whole lot of factors, not only technical design yet additionally a whole lot regarding power design as well as bodies engineering concurrently." ... At that point a possibility featured NASA. It was at that time that they started discussing the spaceport station. Ronald Reagan at that time was the Head of state, as well as he suggested this effort to build the spaceport station. During that time, he contacted the space station 'Independence.'." I presumed, 'Wow, what an exciting concept it will be actually terrific if I might focus on that.'." And also of program, the main thing brought about an additional, and [I wound up servicing the International Space Station.] So you certainly never know what you're visiting wind up performing." I count on coexistence sometimes. The things that you do, one way or another, trigger your ultimate place. Some unseen forces press you because instructions. When you recall, you discover that every little thing meshes.".-- Douglas Wong, Solution Designer, ISS CRS Checking Out Vehicle Safety & Goal Affirmation Combination Focal, NASA's Johnson Space Center.Image Credit Score: NASA/Bill StaffordInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Check out a number of our other Faces of NASA..