." When I was around 16 or even 17, I found this manual through Arthur C. Clarke phoned Area Odyssey 2001. That was actually the 1st science fiction manual that I've ever before read through. I was so recorded by what he had composed because the important things that he blogged about weren't [occurring] in the remote future, yet in the year 2001. In the book, he discusses a whole lot about space stations, and space shuttles that rise to the spaceport station, and also motor vehicles that go to the Moon or the Moon center, plus all that. I indicate, these are actually conditions that you listen to now constantly, right? And Also Arthur C. Clarke actually imagined it back then. To ensure that interested me. I hoped that sooner or later I could focus on something like that." In phrases of my education and learning, I was in fact visiting go into the area design, however at that point an individual urged me that mechanical engineering would certainly give me a broader history. So I followed the advice, as well as it was actually the appropriate point to do. I found yourself learning a whole lot of points, not only mechanical engineering however likewise a great deal about power design and systems design at the same time." ... At that point a chance featured NASA. It went to that opportunity that they started talking about the space station. Ronald Reagan during that time was the Head of state, and he proposed this effort to develop the spaceport station. During that time, he phoned the spaceport station 'Freedom.'." I assumed, 'Wow, what a thrilling concept it would certainly be excellent if I can work with that.'." And of program, a single thing brought about an additional, as well as [I wound up working with the International Space Station.] So you certainly never recognize what you're going to end up doing." I rely on synchronicity sometimes. The things that you carry out, somehow, trigger your final destination. Some unnoticeable forces push you during that path. When you remember, you realize that every thing fits together.".-- Douglas Wong, Systems Designer, ISS CRS Seeing Automobile Protection & Objective Guarantee Assimilation Focal, NASA's Johnson Space Facility.Image Credit Report: NASA/Bill StaffordInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Browse through a number of our other Faces of NASA..