.NASA Administrator Expense Nelson launched his remarks as gotten ready for Wednesday's Hidden Figures Legislative Gold Award ceremony in Washington. The honors recognized the girls that brought about the area nationality, including the NASA maths wizzard that helped land the very first astronauts on the Moon under the organization's Beauty Plan." Really good afternoon." The impressive traits that NASA achieves ... and also United States attains ... improve the pioneers that came just before our company." People like the women of Mercury, Gemini, and Beauty." Folks like Mary Jackson. Dr. Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Thanks to all the Politicians who made today possible. The overdue Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, that our company miss, and also that led the initiative in 2019 along with Politician Chris Coons to carry these awards to lifestyle. Due to the champs for the laws, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski and Shelley Moore Capito, and also Congressman Frank Lucas." The girls we honor today made it possible for Earthlings to raise beyond the bounds of The planet, and also for age groups of trendsetters to comply with." Our team performed certainly not come this far only to follow this much." We proceed this legacy, as one member of the viewers right here with our company performs each and every single time-- the exceptional Andrea Mosie." Andrea, that has actually operated at NASA for almost half a century, is the lead processor chip for the Apollo sample system. She oversees the Moon rocks and lunar samples NASA revived from Apollo, 842 pounds of holy scientific research! These samples are actually nationwide jewels. So is actually Andrea." The leaders our company recognize today, these Hidden Amounts-- their guts as well as creativity delivered us to the Moon. As well as their sessions, their tradition, will deliver our team back to the Moon ... and afterwards ... envision-- just visualize-- when our team leave our impacts on the reddish sands of Mars." Due to these folks who become part of our NASA family members, our experts are going to continue to set sail on the grandiose sea to away planetary banks.".To find out more regarding 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.