." When I was about 16 or 17, I found this book by Arthur C. Clarke phoned Space Odyssey 2001. That was really the very first science fiction publication that I have actually ever before reviewed. I was actually so grabbed by what he had written due to the fact that the things that he covered weren't [occurring] in the far future, but in the year 2001. In the book, he discusses a great deal concerning spaceport station, and also space shuttles that increase to the space station, as well as motor vehicles that go to the Moon or the Moon base, and all that. I suggest, these are conditions that you listen to right now all the time, right? And Arthur C. Clarke in fact imagined it during that time. To make sure that was interesting to me. I wished that at some point I could service something like that." In conditions of my education and learning, I was really mosting likely to enter the space design, however after that an individual advised me that technical design would certainly provide me a wider history. So I complied with the recommendations, and also it was actually the ideal factor to carry out. I wound up discovering a whole lot of things, not just technical design yet also a whole lot regarding electric design and also systems design concurrently." ... At that point an option possessed NASA. It was at that time that they began referring to the spaceport station. Ronald Reagan back then was the President, and he proposed this initiative to cultivate the space station. Back then, he called the spaceport station 'Liberty.'." I presumed, 'Wow, what an exciting concept it will be actually terrific if I might service that.'." As well as of training course, one thing led to another, and also [I wound up servicing the International Spaceport Station.] So you never ever understand what you are actually going to wind up doing." I believe in synchronicity sometimes. Things that you perform, somehow, bring about your last location. Some unseen powers press you because instructions. When you recall, you realize that every thing fits together.".-- Douglas Wong, Unit Developer, ISS CRS Exploring Lorry Safety & Purpose Assurance Combination Focal, NASA's Johnson Room Center.Graphic Credit Rating: NASA/Bill StaffordInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Look at some of our other Images of NASA..