.NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released his opinions as prepared for Wednesday's Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in Washington. The honors acknowledged the ladies who resulted in the space race, including the NASA mathematicians who helped land the 1st astronauts on the Moon under the agency's Apollo Program." Really good afternoon." The exceptional traits that NASA obtains ... and also The United States accomplishes ... build on the pioneers that came just before our team." Folks like the women of Mercury, Gemini, and also Apollo." Folks like Mary Jackson. Doctor Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Because of all the Members of Congress that made today achievable. The late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who our team miss out on, and that led the attempt in 2019 together with Statesman Chris Coons to take these awards to lifestyle. With the help of the champions for the laws, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski as well as Shelley Moore Capito, as well as Congressman Frank Lucas." The females our company recognize today created it possible for Earthlings to lift past the bounds of Planet, and also for generations of innovators to adhere to." Our team performed not happen this much just to find this much." Our company proceed this tradition, as being one member of the viewers right here along with our team performs each and every single time-- the exceptional Andrea Mosie." Andrea, who has operated at NASA for nearly half a century, is actually the lead cpu for the Apollo example program. She oversees the Moon stones as well as lunar samples NASA restored coming from Apollo, 842 extra pounds of celestial science! These examples are actually nationwide treasures. Thus is actually Andrea." The pioneers our experts recognize today, these Hidden Bodies-- their courage and creative imagination took our team to the Moon. And also their lessons, their tradition, will certainly send our team back to the Moon ... and after that ... visualize-- just visualize-- when our company leave our impacts on the red sands of Mars." With the help of these folks that belong to our NASA loved ones, we will definitely remain to sail on the cosmic sea to away cosmic banks.".To read more regarding NASA purposes, browse through:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.