.NASA Administrator Bill Nelson launched his comments as prepared for Wednesday's Hidden Figures Legislative Gold Medal event in Washington. The honors acknowledged the girls who helped in the room nationality, including the NASA mathematicians who helped land the first rocketeers on the Moon under the firm's Beauty System." Great afternoon." The amazing things that NASA attains ... and that The United States obtains ... build on the pioneers who happened before our team." Individuals like the women of Mercury, Gemini, as well as Apollo." People like Mary Jackson. Physician Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Because of all the Members of Congress who created today possible. The overdue Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, that we overlook, as well as that led the effort in 2019 along with Legislator Chris Coons to deliver these awards to life. With the help of the champions for the regulations, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski and also Shelley Moore Capito, and also Congressman Frank Lucas." The ladies we honor today created it feasible for Earthlings to elevate past the bounds of The planet, as well as for ages of trailblazers to adhere to." We carried out certainly not come this much simply to come this much." Our experts proceed this legacy, as being one participant of the viewers below with our team does every day-- the impressive Andrea Mosie." Andrea, who has actually operated at NASA for virtually 50 years, is actually the lead processor chip for the Apollo example system. She looks after the Moon stones and also lunar examples NASA restored from Beauty, 842 pounds of celestial science! These samples are actually national jewels. Therefore is actually Andrea." The trailblazers our company recognize today, these Hidden Figures-- their tenacity and creativity delivered our team to the Moon. And also their sessions, their legacy, will certainly deliver our company back to the Moon ... and after that ... think of-- only visualize-- when our experts leave our impacts on the reddish sands of Mars." With the help of these folks who become part of our NASA family members, we will continue to cruise on the planetary sea to away grandiose coasts.".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.