." When I was actually about 16 or even 17, I came upon this book by Arthur C. Clarke called Area Odyssey 2001. That was in fact the 1st science fiction manual that I've ever read through. I was so grabbed by what he had actually written since the important things that he wrote about weren't [occurring] in the far future, however in the year 2001. In guide, he speaks about a lot regarding spaceport station, and also space capsule that climb to the spaceport station, and also motor vehicles that most likely to the Moon or even the Moon base, plus all that. I indicate, these are conditions that you listen to now continuously, right? And Also Arthur C. Clarke in fact visualized it at that time. In order that was interesting to me. I really hoped that sooner or later I could service something like that." In conditions of my education and learning, I was in fact mosting likely to go into the space engineering, yet after that somebody urged me that technical engineering would give me a broader background. So I complied with the insight, and it was actually the right thing to accomplish. I wound up finding out a whole lot of factors, certainly not only mechanical engineering but also a great deal concerning electric engineering and devices engineering together." ... Then a chance featured NASA. It went to that opportunity that they began talking about the space station. Ronald Reagan at that time was the President, and he proposed this effort to develop the spaceport station. During that time, he contacted the space station 'Flexibility.'." I presumed, 'Wow, what an amazing idea it would certainly be actually wonderful if I might work on that.'." As well as of training course, the main thing caused an additional, and [I wound up working with the International Spaceport Station.] So you certainly never understand what you are actually going to find yourself performing." I care about coexistence occasionally. The many things that you carry out, somehow, result in your final location. Some undetectable pressures press you because instructions. When you look back, you understand that every little thing fits together.".-- Douglas Wong, Unit Designer, ISS CRS Visiting Vehicle Safety And Security & Mission Affirmation Combination Focal, NASA's Johnson Space Facility.Photo Credit History: NASA/Bill StaffordInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Browse through a number of our various other Images of NASA..