." When I was actually all around 16 or 17, I came upon this manual by Arthur C. Clarke called Area Odyssey 2001. That was really the 1st science fiction book that I've ever reviewed. I was so grabbed through what he had created given that things that he discussed weren't [taking place] in the remote future, yet in the year 2001. In the book, he talks about a lot concerning spaceport station, as well as space capsule that climb to the spaceport station, as well as vehicles that most likely to the Moon or even the Moon center, plus all that. I imply, these are phrases that you listen to now regularly, right? And Also Arthur C. Clarke actually imagined it during that time. To ensure was interesting to me. I wished that at some point I might deal with one thing like that." In terms of my learning, I was actually visiting go into the room engineering, however at that point somebody encouraged me that technical design would certainly provide me a broader history. So I followed the advise, as well as it was actually the ideal trait to carry out. I wound up learning a lot of factors, certainly not only technical engineering yet also a whole lot regarding electrical design and bodies design all at once." ... At that point an opportunity came with NASA. It was at that opportunity that they began referring to the spaceport station. Ronald Reagan back then was the President, as well as he recommended this effort to cultivate the space station. At that time, he got in touch with the space station 'Freedom.'." I believed, 'Wow, what an impressive concept it would be fantastic if I might focus on that.'." And also of training course, a single thing caused one more, as well as [I ended up servicing the International Space Station.] So you certainly never recognize what you're visiting wind up carrying out." I rely on coexistence sometimes. The many things that you do, one way or another, trigger your last destination. Some undetectable pressures push you in that path. When you remember, you understand that whatever fits together.".-- Douglas Wong, Equipment Developer, ISS CRS Seeing Car Security & Purpose Assurance Assimilation Focal, NASA's Johnson Space Center.Image Credit History: NASA/Bill StaffordInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Browse through a few of our various other Faces of NASA..