Space

NASA Shares Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Comments

.NASA Manager Bill Nelson released his opinions as prepared for Wednesday's Hidden Designs Congressional Gold Medal service in Washington. The honors acknowledged the ladies that supported the space ethnicity, featuring the NASA maths wizzard that aided land the 1st astronauts on the Moon under the firm's Beauty Plan." Good mid-day." The impressive points that NASA accomplishes ... which United States achieves ... build on the leaders that happened before our company." People like the women of Mercury, Gemini, and Beauty." Individuals like Mary Jackson. Doctor Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Due to all the Members of Congress that produced today achievable. The late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who our company miss, as well as who led the effort in 2019 alongside Politician Chris Coons to deliver these awards to life. Due to the champions for the regulation, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski as well as Shelley Moore Capito, and Congressman Frank Lucas." The females our team honor today created it feasible for Earthlings to raise beyond the bounds of The planet, and for generations of innovators to observe." Our company carried out certainly not happen this far simply to find this much." Our experts continue this legacy, as one member of the audience here along with our team does every day-- the impressive Andrea Mosie." Andrea, who has worked at NASA for almost half a century, is actually the lead cpu for the Apollo sample plan. She manages the Moon rocks and also lunar examples NASA rejuvenated from Apollo, 842 pounds of celestial science! These examples are nationwide jewels. Therefore is Andrea." The pioneers we honor today, these Hidden Bodies-- their tenacity as well as imagination took our team to the Moon. And also their lessons, their legacy, will deliver our team back to the Moon ... and then ... picture-- simply picture-- when our company leave our impacts on the red sands of Mars." Thanks to these individuals that belong to our NASA loved ones, our company are going to remain to cruise on the grandiose sea to far off planetary shores.".For more details concerning NASA goals, browse through:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.