." When I was actually about 16 or even 17, I came upon this manual through Arthur C. Clarke phoned Room Odyssey 2001. That was actually the initial sci-fi publication that I've ever gone through. I was just so recorded by what he had written considering that the many things that he blogged about weren't [happening] in the remote future, but in the year 2001. In guide, he speaks about a whole lot concerning space stations, as well as space capsule that rise to the spaceport station, and also autos that most likely to the Moon or even the Moon center, and all that. I suggest, these are actually phrases that you listen to now all the time, right? And Also Arthur C. Clarke in fact envisioned it back then. To ensure was interesting to me. I hoped that at some point I could possibly focus on one thing like that." In conditions of my education and learning, I was in fact mosting likely to enter the area engineering, yet at that point a person advised me that mechanical design would provide me a broader history. So I complied with the insight, and also it was the best trait to carry out. I wound up discovering a whole lot of traits, not simply technical engineering however also a lot regarding power engineering and also systems engineering concurrently." ... Then an opportunity included NASA. It was at that opportunity that they started talking about the spaceport station. Ronald Reagan at that time was actually the President, and also he proposed this initiative to create the spaceport station. Back then, he called the spaceport station 'Independence.'." I thought, 'Wow, what an amazing principle it would certainly be excellent if I can service that.'." And of program, one point resulted in an additional, and [I found yourself dealing with the International Space Station.] So you certainly never know what you are actually mosting likely to end up carrying out." I count on synchronicity often. Things that you carry out, somehow, trigger your final destination. Some invisible powers push you because direction. When you remember, you understand that everything meshes.".-- Douglas Wong, Solution Engineer, ISS CRS Checking Out Car Security & Purpose Affirmation Assimilation Focal, NASA's Johnson Room Center.Graphic Credit Report: NASA/Bill StaffordInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Look into some of our various other Faces of NASA..