." When I was around 16 or even 17, I found this book by Arthur C. Clarke got in touch with Room Journey 2001. That was in fact the 1st sci-fi book that I've ever reviewed. I was actually just so grabbed by what he had actually created given that the many things that he wrote about weren't [taking place] in the outlying future, but in the year 2001. In the book, he talks about a whole lot regarding spaceport station, as well as space capsule that increase to the space station, as well as automobiles that go to the Moon or even the Moon center, plus all that. I imply, these are phrases that you hear right now regularly, right? And Also Arthur C. Clarke actually envisioned it during that time. To ensure interested me. I wished that someday I can deal with something like that." In phrases of my education, I was really visiting enter into the room engineering, but after that somebody advised me that mechanical engineering would certainly provide me a wider history. So I followed the guidance, and it was the right thing to carry out. I wound up finding out a great deal of factors, certainly not simply mechanical engineering yet also a great deal about electrical design and also bodies design all at once." ... At that point an opportunity featured NASA. It went to that time that they started discussing the spaceport station. Ronald Reagan back then was actually the President, and also he recommended this initiative to cultivate the space station. During that time, he contacted the space station 'Flexibility.'." I believed, 'Wow, what an impressive concept it would certainly be actually great if I can work with that.'." And of training program, the main thing brought about another, and also [I ended up working with the International Space Station.] So you never ever know what you're going to wind up performing." I care about coexistence occasionally. The things that you do, one way or another, cause your final destination. Some unseen forces push you during that path. When you recall, you understand that every thing fits together.".-- Douglas Wong, Solution Designer, ISS CRS Seeing Lorry Security & Goal Guarantee Assimilation Focal, NASA's Johnson Area Facility.Graphic Credit Rating: NASA/Bill StaffordInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Look into some of our various other Images of NASA..