." When I was actually all around 16 or 17, I came across this book through Arthur C. Clarke contacted Room Journey 2001. That was really the very first sci-fi book that I've ever gone through. I was actually so captured by what he had actually written because things that he blogged about weren't [taking place] in the far-off future, but in the year 2001. In guide, he speaks about a lot concerning space stations, and space capsule that increase to the space station, and motor vehicles that visit the Moon or the Moon base, and all that. I imply, these are conditions that you listen to now all the time, right? And Also Arthur C. Clarke in fact imagined it back then. To ensure was interesting to me. I really hoped that one day I can work on something like that." In phrases of my learning, I was actually visiting enter the space engineering, yet then a person advised me that mechanical design would certainly provide me a broader background. So I complied with the tips, as well as it was actually the appropriate trait to accomplish. I wound up discovering a whole lot of things, certainly not simply technical design yet likewise a whole lot about power design as well as devices engineering together." ... At that point an opportunity included NASA. It went to that opportunity that they started talking about the spaceport station. Ronald Reagan back then was actually the President, as well as he recommended this campaign to create the space station. Back then, he called the spaceport station 'Freedom.'." I assumed, 'Wow, what an impressive principle it would be wonderful if I might focus on that.'." And of training course, a single thing brought about another, and [I wound up servicing the International Space Station.] So you certainly never understand what you are actually visiting find yourself doing." I rely on synchronicity sometimes. The important things that you carry out, somehow, cause your final destination. Some unseen powers press you during that direction. When you remember, you realize that whatever fits together.".-- Douglas Wong, Systems Engineer, ISS CRS Seeing Motor Vehicle Security & Mission Guarantee Combination Focal, NASA's Johnson Area Facility.Graphic Credit Scores: NASA/Bill StaffordInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Browse through a few of our other Faces of NASA..