.NASA Manager Bill Nelson released his remarks as prepared for Wednesday's Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Award event in Washington. The awards acknowledged the ladies that resulted in the area ethnicity, including the NASA maths wizzard that aided land the first astronauts on the Moon under the organization's Apollo Course." Good afternoon." The exceptional traits that NASA obtains ... which United States obtains ... build on the leaders that happened prior to our team." Folks like the girls of Mercury, Gemini, and also Beauty." People like Mary Jackson. Dr. Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Thanks to all the Members of Congress that created today possible. The late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who our team miss, and that led the effort in 2019 along with Legislator Chris Coons to take these medals to life. Due to the champions for the regulation, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski and Shelley Moore Capito, and Congressman Frank Lucas." The girls our experts honor today created it possible for Earthlings to elevate beyond the bounds of The planet, and also for generations of pioneers to adhere to." We performed not happen this far only to follow this far." Our team proceed this legacy, being one member of the viewers right here with us carries out every single day-- the impressive Andrea Mosie." Andrea, that has actually operated at NASA for almost 50 years, is actually the lead cpu for the Apollo sample program. She supervises the Moon stones and lunar samples NASA recovered coming from Apollo, 842 extra pounds of celestial science! These examples are nationwide treasures. Thus is Andrea." The pioneers we honor today, these Hidden Figures-- their nerve and also creativity delivered us to the Moon. As well as their courses, their heritage, are going to send us back to the Moon ... and after that ... imagine-- simply envision-- when our experts leave our footprints on the red sands of Mars." Thanks to these individuals that become part of our NASA loved ones, our company will certainly remain to voyage on the planetary ocean to away cosmic shores.".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.