." When I was all around 16 or 17, I found this manual through Arthur C. Clarke contacted Space Journey 2001. That was in fact the very first science fiction manual that I've ever gone through. I was actually so grabbed by what he had composed since the many things that he wrote about weren't [happening] in the far-off future, but in the year 2001. In guide, he refers to a great deal concerning space stations, as well as space shuttles that rise to the space station, as well as lorries that visit the Moon or the Moon base, and all that. I indicate, these are phrases that you listen to right now constantly, right? And Also Arthur C. Clarke really pictured it at that time. In order that interested me. I really hoped that one day I might deal with something like that." In phrases of my learning, I was really visiting go into the space engineering, but at that point somebody encouraged me that technical design would provide me a more comprehensive background. So I complied with the advice, as well as it was the ideal factor to accomplish. I ended up discovering a great deal of points, certainly not merely technical design yet additionally a whole lot about electric engineering and systems design simultaneously." ... Then a possibility possessed NASA. It was at that opportunity that they began referring to the space station. Ronald Reagan back then was actually the Head of state, as well as he proposed this campaign to develop the space station. At that time, he got in touch with the spaceport station 'Independence.'." I thought, 'Wow, what an exciting concept it would certainly be actually terrific if I could possibly deal with that.'." And also of program, a single thing brought about an additional, as well as [I found yourself working with the International Spaceport Station.] So you never ever know what you're going to end up performing." I care about synchronicity in some cases. Things that you carry out, somehow, lead to your final location. Some invisible pressures drive you in that direction. When you look back, you recognize that everything meshes.".-- Douglas Wong, Solution Engineer, ISS CRS Visiting Motor Vehicle Protection & Goal Guarantee Combination Focal, NASA's Johnson Space Center.Image Credit Rating: NASA/Bill StaffordInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Check out a few of our various other Faces of NASA..