." When I was actually around 16 or even 17, I encountered this book by Arthur C. Clarke contacted Room Odyssey 2001. That was in fact the initial sci-fi manual that I've ever before read through. I was actually just so captured through what he had composed since the things that he covered weren't [occurring] in the remote future, however in the year 2001. In the book, he speaks about a whole lot about spaceport station, and space capsule that go up to the spaceport station, and also automobiles that most likely to the Moon or even the Moon base, plus all that. I mean, these are actually phrases that you hear right now constantly, right? And Arthur C. Clarke really visualized it back then. To make sure that was interesting to me. I hoped that one day I can work on something like that." In conditions of my learning, I was actually going to enter the space design, but after that someone suggested me that technical design would certainly give me a wider background. So I observed the advise, and it was actually the right factor to carry out. I found yourself learning a whole lot of things, certainly not just mechanical design but additionally a lot regarding power engineering and bodies engineering all at once." ... At that point an option came with NASA. It went to that opportunity that they started discussing the space station. Ronald Reagan during that time was the President, and also he proposed this effort to cultivate the space station. At that time, he contacted the space station 'Flexibility.'." I believed, 'Wow, what a fantastic idea it will be actually terrific if I could possibly work on that.'." As well as of training course, one point resulted in one more, as well as [I ended up servicing the International Space Station.] So you never know what you are actually mosting likely to find yourself performing." I care about synchronicity in some cases. The important things that you perform, somehow, cause your final location. Some invisible powers press you because direction. When you look back, you recognize that every thing meshes.".-- Douglas Wong, Unit Designer, ISS CRS Going To Motor Vehicle Safety And Security & Mission Assurance Integration Focal, NASA's Johnson Room Center.Photo Debt: NASA/Bill StaffordInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Have a look at several of our other Faces of NASA..