." When I was actually about 16 or even 17, I stumbled upon this book by Arthur C. Clarke got in touch with Room Journey 2001. That was actually the first sci-fi book that I've ever gone through. I was so recorded by what he had created due to the fact that the many things that he covered weren't [occurring] in the remote future, however in the year 2001. In the book, he refers to a great deal concerning space stations, and space capsule that climb to the spaceport station, as well as cars that visit the Moon or the Moon base, plus all that. I suggest, these are terms that you hear right now at all times, right? As Well As Arthur C. Clarke actually pictured it back then. To make sure that interested me. I really hoped that at some point I might service something like that." In conditions of my education, I was actually visiting enter into the room engineering, but then somebody urged me that technical engineering will offer me a wider history. So I followed the insight, and it was actually the right factor to carry out. I wound up learning a whole lot of points, certainly not only technical engineering yet additionally a lot concerning electrical design and systems design at the same time." ... Then an option came with NASA. It was at that time that they began discussing the space station. Ronald Reagan during that time was the Head of state, and also he proposed this campaign to develop the spaceport station. At that time, he called the spaceport station 'Flexibility.'." I presumed, 'Wow, what a fantastic concept it would certainly be actually fantastic if I might work with that.'." And of training program, the main thing resulted in another, as well as [I wound up dealing with the International Space Station.] So you certainly never understand what you are actually heading to wind up doing." I count on synchronicity occasionally. The things that you perform, one way or another, trigger your final location. Some invisible forces push you during that instructions. When you recall, you recognize that every thing fits together.".-- Douglas Wong, Solution Designer, ISS CRS Going To Vehicle Safety & Objective Guarantee Assimilation Focal, NASA's Johnson Area Center.Image Credit Scores: NASA/Bill StaffordInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Look into some of our various other Images of NASA..