.NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released his comments as planned for Wednesday's Hidden Designs Legislative Gold Award ceremony in Washington. The awards realized the girls who resulted in the area race, including the NASA mathematicians that helped land the 1st astronauts on the Moon under the agency's Beauty Course." Really good mid-day." The amazing things that NASA attains ... and that The United States accomplishes ... build on the pioneers that happened prior to us." Individuals like the girls of Mercury, Gemini, and also Apollo." People like Mary Jackson. Dr. Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Due to all the Legislators that created today possible. The overdue Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, that we overlook, and also that led the attempt in 2019 alongside Statesman Chris Coons to deliver these awards to lifestyle. Because of the champions for the laws, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski and also Shelley Moore Capito, and Congressman Frank Lucas." The ladies our company honor today created it possible for Earthlings to elevate past the bounds of Earth, and also for age groups of trendsetters to comply with." Our team carried out certainly not come this far just to follow this far." Our team continue this legacy, as being one member of the viewers here along with our team does each and every single day-- the outstanding Andrea Mosie." Andrea, who has actually operated at NASA for virtually 50 years, is the lead processor chip for the Beauty sample system. She oversees the Moon stones as well as lunar samples NASA restored coming from Apollo, 842 extra pounds of holy scientific research! These examples are nationwide prizes. Therefore is Andrea." The pioneers our team honor today, these Hidden Figures-- their nerve as well as creativity brought our company to the Moon. And also their sessions, their legacy, will deliver our company back to the Moon ... and then ... envision-- just visualize-- when our experts leave our footprints on the red sands of Mars." Due to these folks who are part of our NASA family members, we will remain to voyage on the grandiose sea to far off grandiose shores.".To find out more about NASA purposes, visit:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.