." When I was around 16 or 17, I found this manual through Arthur C. Clarke phoned Room Odyssey 2001. That was in fact the very first science fiction manual that I've ever before gone through. I was actually so recorded by what he had composed since things that he blogged about weren't [occurring] in the outlying future, yet in the year 2001. In the book, he speaks about a great deal concerning spaceport station, and space shuttles that rise to the space station, as well as vehicles that head to the Moon or the Moon base, plus all that. I imply, these are actually conditions that you hear now all the time, right? And Also Arthur C. Clarke in fact envisioned it at that time. To ensure was interesting to me. I really hoped that one day I can work with something like that." In conditions of my learning, I was really mosting likely to go into the space engineering, but at that point a person recommended me that technical engineering would certainly provide me a more comprehensive background. So I adhered to the recommendations, as well as it was actually the best point to carry out. I wound up knowing a lot of factors, certainly not simply technical engineering however likewise a whole lot about electric engineering and bodies engineering concurrently." ... At that point an opportunity included NASA. It went to that opportunity that they began talking about the space station. Ronald Reagan back then was actually the President, and also he proposed this initiative to establish the space station. During that time, he phoned the spaceport station 'Flexibility.'." I believed, 'Wow, what an interesting idea it would certainly be actually excellent if I could focus on that.'." And of training course, something caused another, and also [I ended up focusing on the International Space Station.] So you never ever know what you're going to end up performing." I believe in synchronicity often. The things that you perform, somehow, trigger your last place. Some undetectable pressures push you because direction. When you recall, you understand that whatever fits together.".-- Douglas Wong, Unit Developer, ISS CRS Exploring Auto Security & Objective Affirmation Assimilation Focal, NASA's Johnson Room Facility.Picture Credit Scores: NASA/Bill StaffordInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Browse through a number of our various other Images of NASA..