.NASA Supervisor Bill Nelson discharged his remarks as organized Wednesday's Hidden Figures Legislative Gold Award ceremony in Washington. The awards acknowledged the women that added to the room race, featuring the NASA mathematicians who assisted land the first astronauts on the Moon under the organization's Apollo System." Excellent mid-day." The amazing points that NASA accomplishes ... which The United States obtains ... improve the pioneers who came before our team." People like the girls of Mercury, Gemini, and also Beauty." Folks like Mary Jackson. Physician Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." With the help of all the Politicians that produced today possible. The late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who we overlook, and also that led the effort in 2019 along with Legislator Chris Coons to take these medals 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 females our experts honor today created it possible for Earthlings to elevate past the bounds of Earth, and for eras of trendsetters to follow." Our team carried out certainly not come this much merely to follow this far." Our company proceed this tradition, as being one member of the viewers here along with our team does every single time-- the remarkable Andrea Mosie." Andrea, that has actually operated at NASA for nearly 50 years, is the lead processor for the Beauty sample course. She supervises the Moon rocks as well as lunar examples NASA brought back from Apollo, 842 pounds of celestial scientific research! These samples are actually nationwide treasures. Thus is Andrea." The leaders our team honor today, these Hidden Numbers-- their nerve as well as creativity took our team to the Moon. As well as their lessons, their heritage, are going to send our team back to the Moon ... and then ... picture-- only think of-- when our experts leave our footprints on the reddish sands of Mars." With the help of these people that become part of our NASA household, our company are going to continue to set sail on the cosmic sea to far off grandiose coasts.".To find out more 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.