.NASA Administrator Costs Nelson launched his statements as prepared for Wednesday's Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Award ceremony in Washington. The awards recognized the females that supported the space race, including the NASA maths wizzard who assisted land the first astronauts on the Moon under the company's Beauty Course." Excellent afternoon." The remarkable things that NASA achieves ... and also United States achieves ... build on the leaders who happened just before our team." People like the ladies of Mercury, Gemini, and also Beauty." People like Mary Jackson. Physician Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Thanks to all the Members of Congress who produced today achievable. The late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who we overlook, and that led the effort in 2019 together with Politician Chris Coons to bring these awards to lifestyle. Thanks to the champions for the regulations, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski and Shelley Moore Capito, and Congressman Frank Lucas." The women we recognize today made it achievable for Earthlings to elevate past the bounds of Earth, and also for age groups of trailblazers to adhere to." We did certainly not happen this much just to find this far." Our company proceed this heritage, as being one participant of the viewers listed below with us does every time-- the amazing Andrea Mosie." Andrea, that has actually worked at NASA for nearly 50 years, is the lead processor chip for the Apollo example plan. She looks after the Moon stones as well as lunar samples NASA recovered coming from Beauty, 842 pounds of celestial scientific research! These samples are actually national jewels. Therefore is Andrea." The trailblazers our company recognize today, these Hidden Amounts-- their guts as well as imagination brought us to the Moon. And their lessons, their tradition, will send us back to the Moon ... and afterwards ... imagine-- simply think of-- when our experts leave our impacts on the red sands of Mars." With the help of these people who become part of our NASA loved ones, our experts will definitely continue to cruise on the grandiose sea to far off grandiose banks.".To read more concerning NASA objectives, visit:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.