.NASA Administrator Expense Nelson are going to represent the company in the course of a Congressional Gold Medal event at 3 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 18, recognizing the women who brought about the area competition, consisting of the NASA maths wizzard that aided land the very first rocketeers on the Moon under the agency's Beauty System.Thrown by House Speaker Mike Johnson, the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony will occur inside Liberation Venue at the United State Capitol Building in Washington. Nelson is anticipated to be one of the sound speakers.The occasion is going to flow survive the speaker's YouTube network. The agency will certainly share a direct web link on this advisory ahead of the celebration.Media without current legislative qualifications on capital considering taking part in the occasion needs to RSVP through Sept. thirteen, to Abby Ronson at: abby.ronson@mail.house.gov.Award Info.Presented by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson on Feb. 27, 2019, H.R. 1396-- Concealed Figures Legislative Gold Award Act-- was actually signed into law eventually that year. Awards will certainly consist of:.Legislative Gold Medal to Katherine Johnson, in acknowledgment of her company to the United States as a math wizzard.Legislative Gold Medal to Physician Christine Darden, for her company to the United States as an aeronautical engineer.Congressional Gold Awards in commemoration of the everyday lives of Dorothy Vaughan and also Mary Jackson, in recognition of their solution to the USA during the space race.Legislative Gold Award in acknowledgment of all the ladies that served as computer systems, mathematicians, and developers at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and NASA in between the 1930s and the 1970s.To learn more regarding NASA goals, see:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.