.NASA Manager Expense Nelson discharged his statements as gotten ready for Wednesday's Hidden Figures Legislative Gold Medal ceremony in Washington. The honors acknowledged the females who helped in the room race, including the NASA mathematicians that assisted land the 1st rocketeers on the Moon under the company's Beauty Program." Great mid-day." The exceptional traits that NASA obtains ... and that The United States achieves ... build on the leaders who came prior to our team." People like the women 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 overdue Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, that we overlook, and that led the effort in 2019 along with Legislator Chris Coons to take these awards to life. Thanks to the champs for the laws, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski as well as Shelley Moore Capito, and Congressman Frank Lucas." The girls our company recognize today created it feasible for Earthlings to raise beyond the bounds of Earth, and also for ages of trailblazers to comply with." Our experts performed certainly not come this far simply to come this far." Our company proceed this tradition, as being one member of the reader right here along with our company performs every time-- the exceptional Andrea Mosie." Andrea, that has operated at NASA for nearly half a century, is the lead processor for the Beauty example course. She looks after the Moon stones as well as lunar examples NASA recovered from Beauty, 842 extra pounds of holy scientific research! These samples are actually nationwide treasures. Therefore is Andrea." The leaders our experts honor today, these Hidden Figures-- their courage and also imagination carried our team to the Moon. And their trainings, their heritage, will certainly send our team back to the Moon ... and after that ... imagine-- just think of-- when our company leave our impacts on the reddish sands of Mars." Thanks to these individuals that are part of our NASA family, our company will remain to sail on the planetary sea to far off planetary shores.".To read more about NASA purposes, check out:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.