." When I was actually around 16 or 17, I found this book through Arthur C. Clarke got in touch with Area Odyssey 2001. That was really the first sci-fi manual that I've ever before gone through. I was actually so caught through what he had actually created due to the fact that the important things that he wrote about weren't [happening] in the far future, however in the year 2001. In the book, he refers to a great deal regarding spaceport station, and also space capsule that climb to the space station, as well as automobiles that visit the Moon or even the Moon center, plus all that. I indicate, these are actually conditions that you listen to right now all the time, right? As Well As Arthur C. Clarke really pictured it during that time. To ensure was interesting to me. I wished that at some point I can deal with one thing like that." In terms of my education, I was actually going to enter into the space design, however then an individual encouraged me that technical design would certainly give me a more comprehensive history. So I complied with the suggestions, and it was actually the correct thing to perform. I ended up finding out a whole lot of factors, not merely technical engineering but also a lot about electrical design and also bodies design all at once." ... At that point an opportunity featured NASA. It went to that opportunity that they began discussing the spaceport station. Ronald Reagan back then was actually the Head of state, and also he suggested this project to cultivate the space station. Back then, he phoned the space station 'Independence.'." I presumed, 'Wow, what an interesting idea it will be terrific if I could possibly work with that.'." As well as of training course, something triggered yet another, and also [I wound up working with the International Spaceport Station.] So you never understand what you are actually going to end up performing." I care about synchronicity at times. The important things that you do, one way or another, cause your last place. Some unseen powers drive you because direction. When you recall, you realize that every thing meshes.".-- Douglas Wong, Solution Engineer, ISS CRS Exploring Car Protection & Goal Guarantee Integration Focal, NASA's Johnson Room Facility.Picture Debt: NASA/Bill StaffordInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Check out a few of our other Faces of NASA..