.NASA Manager Costs Nelson launched his opinions as planned for Wednesday's Hidden Designs Legislative Gold Medal service in Washington. The honors realized the girls that supported the room race, featuring the NASA mathematicians who helped land the 1st astronauts on the Moon under the firm's Apollo Plan." Excellent mid-day." The impressive things that NASA accomplishes ... which The United States attains ... build on the pioneers that happened before our company." Individuals like the females of Mercury, Gemini, and Beauty." Folks like Mary Jackson. Doctor Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Because of all the Members of Congress who made today feasible. The late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who we skip, as well as that led the attempt in 2019 along with Statesman Chris Coons to take these medals to life. With the help of the champions for the laws, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski and Shelley Moore Capito, and also Congressman Frank Lucas." The females our experts honor today made it feasible for Earthlings to lift beyond the bounds of Earth, as well as for age groups of trendsetters to adhere to." Our team did certainly not come this far simply to come this far." Our company continue this heritage, as being one member of the audience listed here along with our company does every time-- the outstanding Andrea Mosie." Andrea, who has worked at NASA for almost half a century, is actually the lead processor chip for the Apollo sample system. She supervises the Moon stones and also lunar samples NASA restored coming from Beauty, 842 pounds of celestial science! These examples are actually national prizes. So is actually Andrea." The pioneers we recognize today, these Hidden Figures-- their courage and also creative imagination carried our company to the Moon. And also their sessions, their tradition, will certainly deliver us back to the Moon ... and after that ... envision-- simply picture-- when our experts leave our footprints on the reddish sands of Mars." Thanks to these folks that become part of our NASA loved ones, our company will definitely continue to set sail on the planetary ocean to away grandiose shores.".To find out more regarding NASA objectives, go to:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.