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NASA Shares Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Award Statements

.NASA Administrator Bill Nelson launched his comments as planned for Wednesday's Hidden Designs Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in Washington. The honors realized the females that helped in the space ethnicity, featuring the NASA mathematicians that assisted land the very first rocketeers on the Moon under the firm's Beauty Plan." Really good afternoon." The remarkable points that NASA attains ... which The United States obtains ... improve the pioneers that happened prior to our team." Individuals like the ladies of Mercury, Gemini, and also Beauty." Individuals like Mary Jackson. Dr. Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Thanks to all the Politicians who made today achievable. The late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, that we miss out on, and also that led the initiative in 2019 together with Senator Chris Coons to deliver these awards to lifestyle. Due to the champions for the laws, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski and Shelley Moore Capito, as well as Congressman Frank Lucas." The females our team honor today created it possible for Earthlings to lift beyond the bounds of The planet, and for ages of innovators to follow." Our experts performed not happen this far only ahead this far." Our team proceed this legacy, as being one participant of the audience listed below along with us does every day-- the impressive Andrea Mosie." Andrea, who has operated at NASA for almost half a century, is actually the lead processor for the Beauty sample system. She looks after the Moon rocks and lunar samples NASA rejuvenated coming from Beauty, 842 pounds of holy scientific research! These examples are actually nationwide jewels. So is actually Andrea." The leaders we honor today, these Hidden Numbers-- their nerve and also imagination brought us to the Moon. And their lessons, their heritage, will send us back to the Moon ... and afterwards ... visualize-- only visualize-- when we leave our footprints on the reddish sands of Mars." With the help of these individuals that become part of our NASA household, we are going to continue to sail on the grandiose sea to far off grandiose coasts.".To find out more regarding NASA goals, see:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.