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NASA Space Technology NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released his remarks as prepared for Wednesday’s Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in Washington. The awards recognized the women who contributed to the space race, including the NASA mathematicians who helped land the first astronauts on the Moon under the agency’s Apollo Program.“Good afternoon.“The remarkable things that NASA achieves…and that America achieves…build on the pioneers who came before us.“People like the women of Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo.“People like Mary Jackson. Dr. Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson.“Thanks to all the Members of Congress who made today possible. The late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who we miss, and who led the effort in 2019 alongside Senator Chris Coons to bring these medals to life. Thanks to the champions for the legislation, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski and...