." When I was actually all around 16 or even 17, I discovered this book through Arthur C. Clarke phoned Room Odyssey 2001. That was in fact the very first sci-fi book that I have actually ever before read. I was actually so captured through what he had composed considering that things that he blogged about weren't [occurring] in the far-off future, however in the year 2001. In the book, he discusses a lot concerning spaceport station, as well as space capsule that go up to the spaceport station, and also vehicles that most likely to the Moon or the Moon base, and all that. I indicate, these are conditions that you listen to today at all times, right? And Arthur C. Clarke actually imagined it back then. So that was interesting to me. I wished that sooner or later I can service something like that." In phrases of my education, I was really visiting go into the space design, however at that point a person urged me that technical engineering would certainly provide me a more comprehensive background. So I adhered to the advise, as well as it was the right factor to carry out. I ended up discovering a whole lot of points, certainly not merely technical design but likewise a great deal regarding electric engineering and devices design at the same time." ... At that point a possibility possessed NASA. It was at that time that they began discussing the space station. Ronald Reagan during that time was actually the President, as well as he recommended this initiative to create the space station. At that time, he got in touch with the spaceport station 'Flexibility.'." I believed, 'Wow, what a fantastic idea it will be actually excellent if I can work with that.'." And also of training course, one thing brought about yet another, and [I ended up servicing the International Spaceport Station.] So you certainly never recognize what you are actually visiting end up performing." I rely on synchronicity in some cases. The important things that you do, somehow, trigger your last location. Some undetectable forces press you because direction. When you remember, you recognize that everything meshes.".-- Douglas Wong, Solution Engineer, ISS CRS Seeing Automobile Security & Objective Guarantee Combination Focal, NASA's Johnson Area Center.Picture Credit Scores: NASA/Bill StaffordInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Look at a few of our various other Faces of NASA..