.NASA Administrator Expense Nelson released his remarks as planned for Wednesday's Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Award ceremony in Washington. The honors recognized the women who brought about the space race, consisting of the NASA maths wizzard who assisted land the very first astronauts on the Moon under the organization's Beauty Course." Good mid-day." The impressive things that NASA achieves ... which The United States accomplishes ... improve the pioneers that came before our company." Folks like the women of Mercury, Gemini, and also Beauty." Folks like Mary Jackson. Doctor Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Due to all the Legislators who made today feasible. The overdue Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, that we miss out on, and also who led the initiative in 2019 alongside Statesman Chris Coons to carry these awards to life. Because of the champs for the regulations, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski and Shelley Moore Capito, as well as Congressman Frank Lucas." The women we recognize today created it possible for Earthlings to raise beyond the bounds of Earth, and for age groups of innovators to observe." Our experts performed not come this far just to come this far." Our experts continue this tradition, as one participant of the audience right here along with our team performs each and every day-- the impressive Andrea Mosie." Andrea, that has actually operated at NASA for nearly half a century, is the lead processor for the Beauty example course. She looks after the Moon rocks and lunar examples NASA revived from Beauty, 842 extra pounds of celestial scientific research! These samples are actually national treasures. Therefore is actually Andrea." The trailblazers our experts honor today, these Hidden Numbers-- their nerve and creativity took our team to the Moon. And their trainings, their heritage, will certainly send our company back to the Moon ... and then ... envision-- only picture-- when our team leave our footprints on the red sands of Mars." Due to these people who belong to our NASA family members, we will certainly remain to cruise on the cosmic sea to away cosmic shores.".For more information about NASA goals, check out:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.