.NASA Administrator Bill Nelson discharged his statements as prepared for Wednesday's Hidden Figures Legislative Gold Award ceremony in Washington. The awards realized the girls that contributed to the area race, featuring the NASA mathematicians who aided land the 1st rocketeers on the Moon under the firm's Beauty Program." Really good afternoon." The exceptional points that NASA accomplishes ... and also America obtains ... improve the leaders who happened prior to us." Individuals like the girls of Mercury, Gemini, as well as Beauty." People like Mary Jackson. Physician Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Due to all the Politicians who produced today achievable. The late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, that we overlook, as well as who led the effort in 2019 along with Senator Chris Coons to take these medals to lifestyle. With the help of the champions for the regulations, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski as well as Shelley Moore Capito, as well as Congressman Frank Lucas." The females our team recognize today made it possible for Earthlings to elevate past the bounds of Planet, and for age groups of trailblazers to adhere to." We carried out certainly not come this far merely to follow this much." Our company proceed this heritage, as being one participant of the audience here along with our company does every time-- the amazing Andrea Mosie." Andrea, that has actually operated at NASA for virtually half a century, is actually the lead processor chip for the Apollo sample plan. She manages the Moon stones and lunar examples NASA rejuvenated from Apollo, 842 pounds of celestial science! These samples are nationwide treasures. Thus is Andrea." The trailblazers our team recognize today, these Hidden Amounts-- their tenacity and also imagination brought our company to the Moon. And also their sessions, their legacy, will certainly deliver our company back to the Moon ... and then ... think of-- merely imagine-- when our company leave our footprints on the red sands of Mars." Thanks to these people who belong to our NASA family members, we are going to continue to set sail on the cosmic ocean to far off grandiose shores.".To find out more about NASA purposes, go to:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.