.NASA Supervisor Costs Nelson will definitely exemplify the agency in the course of a Congressional Gold Award ceremony at 3 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 18, identifying the females who helped in the area competition, consisting of the NASA mathematicians who assisted land the very first astronauts on the Moon under the company's Apollo Plan.Hosted through Residence Speaker Mike Johnson, the Congressional Gold Award Ceremony are going to take place inside Emancipation Hall at the United State Capitol in Washington. Nelson is expected to be among the sound speakers.The event will flow survive on the audio speaker's YouTube network. The company will certainly share a direct web link on this advisory ahead of the event.Media without current congressional credentials on the Hill thinking about joining the celebration needs to RSVP through Sept. thirteen, to Abby Ronson at: abby.ronson@mail.house.gov.Award Information.Presented by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson on Feb. 27, 2019, H.R. 1396-- Surprise Figures Legislative Gold Award Action-- was signed in to rule later on that year. Awards will certainly include:.Congressional Gold Medal to Katherine Johnson, in awareness of her service to the United States as a mathematician.Legislative Gold Award to Dr. Christine Darden, for her solution to the USA as an aeronautical developer.Congressional Gold Awards in commemoration of the daily lives of Dorothy Vaughan and also Mary Jackson, in recognition of their company to the USA during the room race.Legislative Gold Medal in recognition of all the females who acted as pcs, maths wizzard, and also designers at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics as well as NASA between the 1930s and the 1970s.To learn more about NASA purposes, see:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.