.NASA Manager Bill Nelson discharged his statements as gotten ready for Wednesday's Hidden Designs Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in Washington. The honors identified the girls that supported the space ethnicity, consisting of the NASA mathematicians that helped land the initial rocketeers on the Moon under the agency's Apollo Course." Good mid-day." The outstanding points that NASA obtains ... and also The United States accomplishes ... improve the trailblazers who came prior to our company." Individuals like the females of Mercury, Gemini, as well as Beauty." People like Mary Jackson. Doctor Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Because of all the Politicians who created today possible. The overdue Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who we skip, as well as who led the attempt in 2019 together with Politician Chris Coons to take these awards to lifestyle. Due to the champions for the legislation, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski and also Shelley Moore Capito, as well as Congressman Frank Lucas." The girls our company recognize today created it achievable for Earthlings to lift beyond the bounds of Earth, and also for eras of trendsetters to follow." Our experts did not come this far only to find this far." Our team proceed this tradition, as one participant of the target market listed here along with our team carries out each and every single time-- the exceptional Andrea Mosie." Andrea, that has actually worked at NASA for almost half a century, is actually the lead cpu for the Beauty sample system. She oversees the Moon stones and also lunar samples NASA revived from Beauty, 842 pounds of holy science! These samples are actually nationwide treasures. Therefore is actually Andrea." The pioneers we honor today, these Hidden Numbers-- their tenacity and also creativity carried our team to the Moon. And their sessions, their legacy, are going to send our company back to the Moon ... and then ... envision-- just imagine-- when our company leave our impacts on the red sands of Mars." With the help of these folks that are part of our NASA family members, we will remain to voyage on the planetary ocean to away cosmic banks.".For more information regarding NASA objectives, see:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.