." From my earliest childhood, flight had actually consistently captivated me. I endured in the boonies and the fields, so I failed to have neighbors to go as well as play with. If I wasn't working, I was actually delegated my personal tools, and also frequently, I will just be mesmerized due to the creatures and also specifically, the beast of preys that I will observe." To me, they worked with a liberty of some kind or even an additional. These birds and the view they possess-- they may take in a lot. So, coming from that aspect on, I recognized I desired to be actually associated with tour and flying." I [enjoyed] all traits tour, all traits spaceflight. I could not get good enough of it. I ended up being a passionate reader, whereas in the past, I had not been much of a viewers. I could not obtain enough material to read about my heroes from flight as well as space. They became my good example as well as the path that they took included, at some point or an additional, a fairly extensive education as well as dedication to perform well academically, literally, or even athletically. Thus, I tossed on my own into that whole entire sort of mindset." When I was working with the Aviation service, I had the ability to fly and work with plane that I would certainly dream around, looking at in the magazines Air travel Week as well as Area Innovation. Here they are, best in front of me." ... So, my job has actually been as close as possible to that of a tour exam developer. And afterwards, precisely the heels of being captivated by atmospheric flight, functioning in human spaceflight has placed me over the Moon.".-- Physician Donald Mendoza, Main Designer, NASA Design & Protection Center, NASA's Ames Research Center.Picture Credit Rating: NASA/Dominic HartInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Browse through several of our other Images of NASA.