Space

Systems Developer Douglas Wong - NASA

." When I was actually around 16 or 17, I stumbled upon this publication through Arthur C. Clarke contacted Room Odyssey 2001. That was really the initial sci-fi manual that I've ever gone through. I was actually just so recorded by what he had created due to the fact that the important things that he discussed weren't [occurring] in the outlying future, yet in the year 2001. In guide, he discusses a whole lot concerning space stations, and also space shuttles that go up to the space station, and also cars that visit the Moon or even the Moon center, plus all that. I mean, these are conditions that you hear right now continuously, right? As Well As Arthur C. Clarke actually imagined it at that time. To make sure that was interesting to me. I really hoped that at some point I might focus on one thing like that." In conditions of my education, I was in fact visiting enter into the area design, yet at that point someone recommended me that technical design will provide me a broader history. So I observed the assistance, and it was actually the appropriate trait to do. I found yourself knowing a lot of factors, not simply mechanical design yet also a great deal about power engineering as well as units design all at once." ... After that a possibility possessed NASA. It was at that time that they started referring to the spaceport station. Ronald Reagan back then was the President, and he suggested this project to build the space station. At that time, he called the space station 'Freedom.'." I believed, 'Wow, what an exciting idea it would be actually terrific if I could focus on that.'." And also of course, one thing triggered one more, as well as [I found yourself working on the International Spaceport Station.] So you never ever know what you are actually mosting likely to end up performing." I rely on coexistence in some cases. The things that you do, somehow, result in your last destination. Some unnoticeable pressures push you in that path. When you look back, you realize that every little thing meshes.".-- Douglas Wong, Unit Developer, ISS CRS Going To Motor Vehicle Security &amp Goal Affirmation Combination Focal, NASA's Johnson Area Center.Picture Credit Score: NASA/Bill StaffordInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Check out a few of our other Faces of NASA..