." When I was actually around 16 or 17, I stumbled upon this book through Arthur C. Clarke got in touch with Area Journey 2001. That was in fact the very first science fiction manual that I have actually ever read through. I was just so caught through what he had actually written because the things that he blogged about weren't [taking place] in the far future, yet in the year 2001. In guide, he speaks about a whole lot about space stations, as well as space shuttles that rise to the spaceport station, and automobiles that visit the Moon or the Moon center, plus all that. I imply, these are phrases that you listen to now regularly, right? And Arthur C. Clarke actually imagined it at that time. To ensure that was interesting to me. I really hoped that at some point I could possibly work with something like that." In conditions of my education and learning, I was in fact heading to enter into the room design, yet after that someone urged me that technical engineering would provide me a more comprehensive background. So I complied with the assistance, and also it was actually the right trait to carry out. I ended up learning a whole lot of points, certainly not simply technical engineering but additionally a whole lot regarding electric engineering as well as systems engineering concurrently." ... After that an opportunity came with NASA. It went to that opportunity that they began speaking about the space station. Ronald Reagan back then was actually the Head of state, as well as he proposed this effort to establish the spaceport station. During that time, he called the spaceport station 'Freedom.'." I assumed, 'Wow, what an impressive concept it would be fantastic if I might work with that.'." And also of program, a single thing resulted in one more, and also [I wound up servicing the International Spaceport Station.] So you certainly never recognize what you're mosting likely to wind up doing." I rely on synchronicity often. The important things that you do, somehow, trigger your ultimate place. Some invisible powers drive you because path. When you recall, you recognize that whatever meshes.".-- Douglas Wong, Equipment Engineer, ISS CRS Going To Motor Vehicle Safety & Purpose Assurance Combination Focal, NASA's Johnson Area Facility.Image Debt: NASA/Bill StaffordInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Have a look at a few of our various other Faces of NASA..