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NASA Shares Hidden Figures Legislative Gold Award Comments

.NASA Manager Costs Nelson released his remarks as prepared for Wednesday's Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Award event in Washington. The awards realized the females who supported the area ethnicity, consisting of the NASA mathematicians who assisted land the first astronauts on the Moon under the agency's Beauty Course." Good afternoon." The amazing things that NASA achieves ... which The United States attains ... build on the pioneers that came prior to our team." People like the girls of Mercury, Gemini, and also Beauty." People like Mary Jackson. Dr. Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." With the help of all the Legislators that created today feasible. The overdue Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, that we miss, and also that led the effort in 2019 together with Legislator Chris Coons to take these medals to lifestyle. Because of the champions for the legislation, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski and Shelley Moore Capito, as well as Congressman Frank Lucas." The females our team recognize today created it achievable for Earthlings to raise past the bounds of Planet, and for generations of trendsetters to follow." Our team did not happen this far merely ahead this far." Our team continue this legacy, as one participant of the reader right here along with our company does every time-- the outstanding Andrea Mosie." Andrea, that has actually worked at NASA for almost 50 years, is the lead processor chip for the Beauty sample course. She manages the Moon rocks and also lunar examples NASA restored coming from Apollo, 842 extra pounds of celestial science! These examples are nationwide jewels. So is actually Andrea." The leaders our company recognize today, these Hidden Numbers-- their tenacity and creativity brought us to the Moon. As well as their trainings, their heritage, will definitely deliver our team back to the Moon ... and afterwards ... envision-- merely picture-- when our experts leave our footprints on the red sands of Mars." Due to these folks that belong to our NASA family, our experts are going to remain to cruise on the grandiose sea to far off cosmic banks.".For additional information concerning NASA missions, browse through:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.