.NASA Manager Costs Nelson released his remarks as gotten ready for Wednesday's Hidden Figures Legislative Gold Medal ceremony in Washington. The awards realized the ladies who added to the area ethnicity, featuring the NASA maths wizzard who helped land the first astronauts on the Moon under the company's Beauty Course." Excellent afternoon." The outstanding things that NASA obtains ... and also United States achieves ... build on the leaders that happened before our company." Individuals like the ladies of Mercury, Gemini, and also Beauty." Folks like Mary Jackson. Dr. Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Thanks to all the Members of Congress who produced today feasible. The late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who we overlook, as well as that led the initiative in 2019 together with Legislator Chris Coons to carry these awards to lifestyle. With the help of the champs for the legislation, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski as well as Shelley Moore Capito, and also Congressman Frank Lucas." The girls our team recognize today created it feasible for Earthlings to elevate past the bounds of Planet, and also for age groups of pioneers to observe." Our company did not happen this much just to come this much." We proceed this tradition, as one participant of the target market here with our team performs each and every single day-- the exceptional Andrea Mosie." Andrea, that has operated at NASA for virtually half a century, is actually the lead processor for the Apollo sample course. She supervises the Moon stones and lunar samples NASA brought back from Apollo, 842 pounds of celestial scientific research! These examples are actually nationwide prizes. So is Andrea." The trailblazers our team recognize today, these Hidden Amounts-- their courage as well as creative imagination brought our team to the Moon. As well as their trainings, their heritage, are going to send our company back to the Moon ... and then ... think of-- only visualize-- when we leave our footprints on the reddish sands of Mars." Due to these folks that are part of our NASA loved ones, we will definitely continue to set sail on the grandiose sea to away planetary coasts.".For more information about NASA missions, check out:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.