." When I was around 16 or 17, I discovered this book by Arthur C. Clarke got in touch with Room Journey 2001. That was really the first sci-fi publication that I've ever gone through. I was so captured through what he had written due to the fact that the many things that he discussed 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 shuttles that increase to the space station, and cars that visit the Moon or the Moon base, plus all that. I mean, these are actually phrases that you hear right now all the time, right? As Well As Arthur C. Clarke really envisioned it at that time. So that interested me. I hoped that one day I could focus on one thing like that." In conditions of my learning, I was actually heading to enter the room engineering, yet after that a person encouraged me that technical engineering would give me a more comprehensive background. So I followed the advise, as well as it was actually the right thing to accomplish. I found yourself learning a great deal of things, not just technical design yet also a great deal about power design and bodies engineering at the same time." ... After that an opportunity possessed NASA. It went to that opportunity that they began speaking about the spaceport station. Ronald Reagan back then was the Head of state, and also he recommended this effort to create the space station. Back then, he contacted the space station 'Liberty.'." I assumed, 'Wow, what an amazing principle it would certainly be actually excellent if I might service that.'." And also of course, one point resulted in one more, and [I ended up working with the International Space Station.] So you never know what you are actually going to end up carrying out." I believe in synchronicity occasionally. The important things that you carry out, one way or another, result in your ultimate location. Some unseen forces push you during that direction. When you look back, you discover that every little thing meshes.".-- Douglas Wong, Unit Developer, ISS CRS Going To Car Security & Objective Assurance Assimilation Focal, NASA's Johnson Area Center.Picture Debt: NASA/Bill StaffordInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Have a look at some of our other Faces of NASA..