.NASA Administrator Bill Nelson discharged his remarks as gotten ready for Wednesday's Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal event in Washington. The awards identified the women who contributed to the area race, consisting of the NASA maths wizzard that helped land the initial astronauts on the Moon under the firm's Apollo Course." Good afternoon." The remarkable points that NASA accomplishes ... which America achieves ... build on the pioneers who happened just before our team." Folks like the females of Mercury, Gemini, and also Beauty." People like Mary Jackson. Doctor Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Due to all the Members of Congress who created today feasible. The overdue Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who our company skip, as well as that led the effort in 2019 alongside Statesman Chris Coons to take these medals to life. Due to the champs for the regulation, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski and Shelley Moore Capito, and also Congressman Frank Lucas." The ladies our experts recognize today made it possible for Earthlings to elevate past the bounds of Earth, as well as for generations of trailblazers to observe." Our team performed not come this much simply to follow this much." We proceed this legacy, as being one member of the audience right here along with our team carries out every day-- the outstanding Andrea Mosie." Andrea, that has actually worked at NASA for almost 50 years, is the lead processor for the Beauty sample system. She supervises the Moon stones and also lunar examples NASA brought back from Apollo, 842 extra pounds of celestial scientific research! These samples are national treasures. Thus is Andrea." The trailblazers our team recognize today, these Hidden Numbers-- their courage as well as creativity delivered our team to the Moon. As well as their trainings, their heritage, will certainly send our team back to the Moon ... and afterwards ... think of-- only envision-- when our experts leave our footprints on the reddish sands of Mars." Thanks to these folks that are part of our NASA loved ones, our team will definitely remain to sail on the grandiose sea to away grandiose coasts.".For additional information regarding NASA missions, see:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.