.NASA Administrator Bill Nelson are going to exemplify the firm in the course of a Congressional Gold Award ceremony at 3 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 18, identifying the girls that brought about the space competition, consisting of the NASA mathematicians that aided land the 1st astronauts on the Moon under the organization's Beauty Program.Hosted by Home Audio Speaker Mike Johnson, the Congressional Gold Medal Event will certainly happen inside Emancipation Hall at the USA Capitol in Washington. Nelson is actually anticipated to be amongst the audio speakers.The event will stream survive the sound speaker's YouTube channel. The company is going to discuss a straight link on this advisory ahead of the occasion.Media without current congressional credentials on the Hill thinking about participating in the event must RSVP through Sept. 13, to Abby Ronson at: abby.ronson@mail.house.gov.Award Relevant information.Introduced by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson on Feb. 27, 2019, H.R. 1396-- Surprise Numbers Congressional Gold Medal Act-- was signed in to legislation later that year. Awards will feature:.Legislative Gold Medal to Katherine Johnson, in recognition of her solution to the USA as a math wizzard.Legislative Gold Award to Doctor Christine Darden, for her company to the United States as an aeronautical engineer.Legislative Gold Medals in ceremony of the everyday lives of Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, in awareness of their solution to the USA during the space ethnicity.Congressional Gold Award in recognition of all the girls who functioned as pcs, mathematicians, and also developers at the National Advisory Committee for Flight as well as NASA between the 1930s and also the 1970s.For additional information about NASA missions, visit:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.