.NASA Administrator Expense Nelson launched his comments as prepared for Wednesday's Hidden Designs Legislative Gold Award service in Washington. The honors recognized the girls who brought about the room nationality, featuring the NASA mathematicians who helped land the first rocketeers on the Moon under the firm's Apollo System." Good mid-day." The remarkable factors that NASA attains ... and also America achieves ... improve the pioneers who happened before our team." Folks like the females of Mercury, Gemini, as well as Apollo." Individuals like Mary Jackson. Doctor Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Thanks to all the Members of Congress that made today achievable. The overdue Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who we overlook, and also who led the attempt in 2019 alongside Statesman Chris Coons to take these awards to life. With the help of the champs for the laws, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski and also Shelley Moore Capito, as well as Congressman Frank Lucas." The ladies our company recognize today created it feasible for Earthlings to raise beyond the bounds of Planet, and for eras of innovators to comply with." We carried out certainly not happen this much simply to find this much." Our company proceed this heritage, as one member of the audience right here with our company performs every single day-- the amazing Andrea Mosie." Andrea, who has worked at NASA for nearly half a century, is actually the lead processor for the Beauty sample course. She oversees the Moon stones as well as lunar samples NASA rejuvenated coming from Apollo, 842 pounds of celestial science! These samples are nationwide jewels. So is Andrea." The trailblazers our company recognize today, these Hidden Numbers-- their guts and creativity took our team to the Moon. And their sessions, their legacy, will definitely send our company back to the Moon ... and after that ... think of-- only think of-- when we leave our footprints on the reddish sands of Mars." Because of these people who are part of our NASA loved ones, our experts are going to remain to cruise on the cosmic ocean to away grandiose shores.".For more details 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.