." From my earliest youth, flight had regularly astounded me. I survived in the boonies as well as the fields, so I didn't have neighbors to go as well as have fun with. If I wasn't operating, I was actually entrusted to my own devices, and often, I will just be actually spellbinded by the animals as well as particularly, the raptors that I would certainly observe." To me, they worked with a liberty of some kind or even another. These birds as well as the view they possess-- they can easily absorb a great deal. Therefore, coming from that aspect on, I recognized I wished to be actually involved in flight and also aviation." I [delighted in] all things flight, all factors spaceflight. I could not get good enough of it. I became an experienced viewers, whereas before, I had not been much of a visitor. I could not receive sufficient product to review my heroes from trip as well as area. They became my shining example and also the path that they took entailed, at some time or even yet another, a quite rigorous learning and devotion to carry out well academically, actually, or athletically. So, I threw myself into that whole type of state of mind." When I was helping the Aviation service, I was able to fly and work on aircraft that I would certainly hope around, examining in the publications Aeronautics Full week as well as Space Modern Technology. Here they are actually, appropriate before me." ... So, my profession has been as close as possible to that of a trip exam developer. And afterwards, exactly on the heels of being captivated by atmospheric air travel, working in individual spaceflight has actually set me over the Moon.".-- Doctor Donald Mendoza, Main Developer, NASA Engineering & Safety Center, NASA's Ames Research Center.Graphic Credit Rating: NASA/Dominic HartInterviewer: NASA/Thalia Patrinos.Look at some of our other Faces of NASA.