.NASA Supervisor Costs Nelson discharged his opinions as organized Wednesday's Hidden Figures Legislative Gold Medal ceremony in Washington. The honors identified the women who contributed to the space nationality, featuring the NASA maths wizzard who assisted land the very first rocketeers on the Moon under the agency's Beauty System." Really good afternoon." The remarkable factors that NASA accomplishes ... and that United States accomplishes ... improve the leaders who came just before our team." People like the ladies of Mercury, Gemini, and also Beauty." Folks like Mary Jackson. Physician Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Thanks to all the Legislators that made today possible. The late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who we miss out on, as well as that led the initiative in 2019 along with Senator Chris Coons to take these medals to lifestyle. Because of the champs for the legislation, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski as well as Shelley Moore Capito, as well as Congressman Frank Lucas." The girls we recognize today created it possible for Earthlings to elevate beyond the bounds of The planet, and for eras of innovators to observe." We did not happen this far merely ahead this far." Our company continue this tradition, being one member of the target market below with our team performs each and every time-- the outstanding Andrea Mosie." Andrea, that has worked at NASA for virtually half a century, is actually the lead processor for the Beauty sample plan. She supervises the Moon rocks and also lunar examples NASA restored coming from Apollo, 842 extra pounds of celestial science! These examples are national treasures. So is Andrea." The leaders our company recognize today, these Hidden Bodies-- their nerve and also imagination carried us to the Moon. As well as their courses, their tradition, will certainly deliver us back to the Moon ... and then ... picture-- only visualize-- when we leave our footprints on the red sands of Mars." Thanks to these people that are part of our NASA family, we are going to continue to voyage on the grandiose ocean to far off cosmic shores.".For more information about NASA missions, go to:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.