." When I was actually around 16 or 17, I came across this book by Arthur C. Clarke got in touch with Space Odyssey 2001. That was really the 1st science fiction publication that I've ever gone through. I was actually just so recorded by what he had created due to the fact that things that he blogged about weren't [taking place] in the remote future, but in the year 2001. In the book, he discusses a lot concerning spaceport station, and space shuttles that rise to the spaceport station, as well as autos that head to the Moon or even the Moon center, plus all that. I suggest, these are actually terms that you listen to right now at all times, right? As Well As Arthur C. Clarke really visualized it at that time. To ensure was interesting to me. I really hoped that at some point I might deal with something like that." In terms of my education, I was really heading to go into the room engineering, but after that somebody urged me that technical engineering would certainly provide me a wider history. So I complied with the tips, and it was actually the correct thing to accomplish. I wound up discovering a lot of factors, certainly not merely technical engineering but likewise a lot regarding power design and bodies design simultaneously." ... At that point an opportunity came with NASA. It was at that time that they started talking about the space station. Ronald Reagan during that time was actually the President, and also he proposed this initiative to cultivate the spaceport station. Back then, he contacted the space station 'Flexibility.'." I thought, 'Wow, what an impressive concept it would certainly be fantastic if I could possibly work with that.'." As well as of training course, the main thing led to one more, and [I found yourself focusing on the International Space Station.] So you never know what you're going to end up carrying out." I care about coexistence sometimes. The important things that you carry out, one way or another, trigger your last location. Some unseen forces drive you during that path. When you recall, you understand that every little thing fits together.".-- Douglas Wong, Systems Engineer, ISS CRS Checking Out Lorry Protection & Mission Guarantee Integration Focal, NASA's Johnson Area Center.Photo Credit Rating: NASA/Bill StaffordInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Visit a number of our various other Faces of NASA..