.NASA Administrator Expense Nelson launched his opinions as gotten ready for Wednesday's Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Award service in Washington. The honors identified the women that brought about the space ethnicity, consisting of the NASA mathematicians who helped land the first rocketeers on the Moon under the company's Apollo System." Great afternoon." The outstanding points that NASA achieves ... which America accomplishes ... build on the trailblazers who came before our company." Folks like the females of Mercury, Gemini, as well as Apollo." Folks like Mary Jackson. Physician Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Thanks to all the Politicians who made today achievable. The overdue Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, that we overlook, and also that led the effort in 2019 alongside Politician Chris Coons to take these awards to life. With the help of the champions for the laws, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski and Shelley Moore Capito, as well as Congressman Frank Lucas." The females our team honor today created it achievable for Earthlings to raise beyond the bounds of Earth, as well as for age groups of trailblazers to observe." We did certainly not happen this far only ahead this far." Our team proceed this heritage, as one participant of the audience listed here along with our team performs each and every single time-- the impressive Andrea Mosie." Andrea, who has worked at NASA for nearly half a century, is actually the lead processor for the Beauty sample course. She oversees the Moon stones and also lunar samples NASA restored coming from Apollo, 842 pounds of celestial science! These examples are nationwide prizes. So is actually Andrea." The leaders our team honor today, these Hidden Numbers-- their nerve as well as imagination brought our company to the Moon. And also their lessons, their legacy, will certainly send us back to the Moon ... and then ... think of-- just think of-- when we leave our impacts on the red sands of Mars." Thanks to these people who become part of our NASA household, our team will definitely remain to sail on the planetary ocean to away grandiose coasts.".To learn more concerning NASA objectives, go to:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.