.NASA Manager Bill Nelson launched his opinions as planned for Wednesday's Hidden Designs Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in Washington. The honors recognized the females that added to the room nationality, consisting of the NASA mathematicians that helped land the 1st rocketeers on the Moon under the organization's Apollo Plan." Great mid-day." The exceptional points that NASA obtains ... which The United States obtains ... improve the trailblazers who came before our team." People like the girls of Mercury, Gemini, and also Beauty." People like Mary Jackson. Physician Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Thanks to all the Members of Congress that produced today achievable. The overdue Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who our company skip, and also who led the attempt in 2019 alongside Politician Chris Coons to take these awards to life. Due to the champions for the regulations, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski as well as Shelley Moore Capito, and Congressman Frank Lucas." The girls our company honor today made it achievable for Earthlings to lift beyond the bounds of The planet, and also for generations of pioneers to follow." Our team carried out certainly not come this far simply ahead this far." We proceed this legacy, being one participant of the audience right here with our team carries out every single time-- the remarkable Andrea Mosie." Andrea, that has operated at NASA for virtually 50 years, is actually the lead processor chip for the Beauty sample plan. She oversees the Moon rocks and also lunar samples NASA brought back coming from Beauty, 842 pounds of celestial science! These examples are actually nationwide prizes. Therefore is Andrea." The leaders our company recognize today, these Hidden Figures-- their guts as well as creativity took our team to the Moon. And their sessions, their tradition, will definitely deliver our company back to the Moon ... and after that ... think of-- merely visualize-- when our company leave our impacts on the reddish sands of Mars." With the help of these folks who belong to our NASA loved ones, we will continue to set sail on the grandiose sea to away grandiose coasts.".For more details concerning NASA missions, go to:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.