.NASA Manager Bill Nelson launched his remarks as organized Wednesday's Hidden Designs Congressional Gold Award event in Washington. The honors acknowledged the girls who supported the area race, including the NASA maths wizzard who helped land the 1st rocketeers on the Moon under the organization's Beauty Course." Great afternoon." The exceptional factors that NASA achieves ... and also United States accomplishes ... build on the leaders that happened before our team." Individuals like the ladies of Mercury, Gemini, and also Apollo." Folks like Mary Jackson. Dr. Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Because of all the Legislators who created today possible. The late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who our company skip, as well as who led the attempt in 2019 alongside Statesman Chris Coons to bring these medals to life. With the help of the champions for the laws, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski as well as Shelley Moore Capito, and Congressman Frank Lucas." The females we honor today made it feasible for Earthlings to raise past the bounds of Planet, and also for age groups of trendsetters to adhere to." Our company carried out certainly not happen this far just ahead this much." Our experts proceed this heritage, being one member of the viewers here with our company carries out each and every time-- the exceptional Andrea Mosie." Andrea, that has operated at NASA for virtually half a century, is the lead processor for the Beauty example course. She manages the Moon rocks as well as lunar samples NASA brought back coming from Apollo, 842 extra pounds of celestial scientific research! These samples are nationwide jewels. Therefore is actually Andrea." The trailblazers we honor today, these Hidden Numbers-- their nerve as well as creativity delivered our company to the Moon. And their sessions, their heritage, will deliver us back to the Moon ... and afterwards ... think of-- only imagine-- when our team leave our impacts on the reddish sands of Mars." With the help of these folks who become part of our NASA loved ones, our experts are going to continue to cruise on the planetary ocean to away planetary banks.".To learn more about NASA objectives, visit:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.