.NASA Supervisor Costs Nelson discharged his statements as planned for Wednesday's Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in Washington. The awards realized the women that added to the room ethnicity, consisting of the NASA maths wizzard who aided land the 1st rocketeers on the Moon under the organization's Apollo Course." Great afternoon." The impressive traits that NASA accomplishes ... which United States accomplishes ... build on the leaders who happened just before our company." Individuals like the ladies of Mercury, Gemini, and also Beauty." Folks like Mary Jackson. Doctor Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." With the help of all the Politicians who produced today feasible. The late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, that our experts miss, as well as that led the attempt in 2019 together with Politician Chris Coons to take these awards to life. Thanks to the champs for the regulations, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski and also Shelley Moore Capito, as well as Congressman Frank Lucas." The ladies our team honor today created it feasible for Earthlings to raise beyond the bounds of Earth, and also for eras of trendsetters to follow." Our team did not happen this far merely to come this far." We proceed this heritage, as one participant of the viewers below with our company does each and every day-- the exceptional Andrea Mosie." Andrea, who has operated at NASA for almost 50 years, is the lead processor for the Beauty example course. She supervises the Moon stones and lunar samples NASA restored from Apollo, 842 extra pounds of celestial science! These examples are nationwide prizes. Therefore is actually Andrea." The leaders our company recognize today, these Hidden Figures-- their guts and also creativity carried our company to the Moon. And also their courses, their heritage, will definitely send our company back to the Moon ... and afterwards ... picture-- just imagine-- when we leave our footprints on the red sands of Mars." With the help of these folks who are part of our NASA household, our company will definitely remain to cruise on the cosmic sea to away planetary banks.".For more information about NASA goals, go to:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.