.NASA Supervisor Expense Nelson launched his opinions as organized Wednesday's Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Award service in Washington. The honors identified the ladies who added to the space ethnicity, including the NASA maths wizzard who aided land the 1st rocketeers on the Moon under the agency's Apollo Course." Really good mid-day." The outstanding points that NASA attains ... and that The United States accomplishes ... improve the trailblazers that happened before our company." People like the girls of Mercury, Gemini, as well as Beauty." Individuals like Mary Jackson. Doctor Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Due to all the Members of Congress that produced today achievable. The late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who our team overlook, and also who led the effort in 2019 together with Senator Chris Coons to take these medals to life. With the help of the champs for the legislation, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski and also Shelley Moore Capito, as well as Congressman Frank Lucas." The women we honor today made it feasible for Earthlings to raise beyond the bounds of The planet, and for generations of pioneers to adhere to." Our team performed certainly not happen this far only to follow this far." Our team proceed this legacy, as one participant of the reader listed below along with our team performs each and every single day-- the exceptional Andrea Mosie." Andrea, that has actually operated at NASA for nearly 50 years, is the lead processor for the Beauty example course. She oversees the Moon stones and also lunar examples NASA brought back coming from Apollo, 842 pounds of celestial scientific research! These samples are nationwide prizes. Thus is Andrea." The leaders our experts recognize today, these Hidden Figures-- their guts and creative imagination took us to the Moon. And their lessons, their tradition, are going to deliver our team back to the Moon ... and afterwards ... picture-- simply envision-- when we leave our impacts on the reddish sands of Mars." Because of these individuals who become part of our NASA loved ones, our company are going to remain to set sail on the grandiose sea to away planetary coasts.".For additional information regarding NASA goals, see:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.