." When I was all around 16 or 17, I encountered this book through Arthur C. Clarke got in touch with Room Journey 2001. That was actually the first sci-fi publication that I've ever read through. I was just so caught by what he had actually written considering that the many things that he covered weren't [taking place] in the far future, however in the year 2001. In guide, he discusses a whole lot regarding space stations, and space capsule that increase to the spaceport station, and autos that visit the Moon or even the Moon center, and all that. I imply, these are actually phrases that you listen to right now continuously, right? And Arthur C. Clarke really visualized it back then. To make sure that was interesting to me. I wished that sooner or later I can focus on something like that." In terms of my learning, I was really mosting likely to go into the area engineering, but then a person suggested me that mechanical design would certainly give me a broader history. So I observed the advise, and it was actually the ideal factor to accomplish. I wound up learning a lot of factors, certainly not simply mechanical design yet likewise a lot concerning power design and also devices engineering together." ... Then an option came with NASA. It was at that time that they started referring to the spaceport station. Ronald Reagan at that time was actually the Head of state, as well as he proposed this effort to build the spaceport station. During that time, he phoned the space station 'Flexibility.'." I presumed, 'Wow, what a stimulating principle it will be great if I could work on that.'." And of training course, a single thing brought about yet another, and also [I ended up dealing with the International Space Station.] So you never understand what you are actually mosting likely to find yourself doing." I rely on coexistence sometimes. The things that you perform, somehow, cause your ultimate place. Some undetectable pressures push you because path. When you look back, you discover that every thing meshes.".-- Douglas Wong, Equipment Designer, ISS CRS Visiting Lorry Safety And Security & Objective Assurance Integration Focal, NASA's Johnson Space Center.Image Credit: NASA/Bill StaffordInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Look at several of our various other Faces of NASA..