WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) takes the stage to speak during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to family members of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Christine Darden, as well as a medal to all the "women mathematicians, engineers, and 'human computers' in the U.S space program from the 1930s to the 1970s," often referred to as the "hidden figures" of the space race. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) speaks during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to family members of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Christine Darden, as well as a medal to all the "women mathematicians, engineers, and 'human computers' in the U.S space program from the 1930s to the 1970s," often referred to as the "hidden figures" of the space race. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: Audra McDonald steps off stage after performing "America the Beautiful" during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to family members of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Christine Darden, as well as a medal to all the "women mathematicians, engineers, and 'human computers' in the U.S space program from the 1930s to the 1970s," often referred to as the "hidden figures" of the space race. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to family members of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Christine Darden, as well as a medal to all the "women mathematicians, engineers, and 'human computers' in the U.S space program from the 1930s to the 1970s," often referred to as the "hidden figures" of the space race. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: Former House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) attends a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to family members of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Christine Darden, as well as a medal to all the "women mathematicians, engineers, and 'human computers' in the U.S space program from the 1930s to the 1970s," often referred to as the "hidden figures" of the space race. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) speaks during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to family members of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Christine Darden, as well as a medal to all the "women mathematicians, engineers, and 'human computers' in the U.S space program from the 1930s to the 1970s," often referred to as the "hidden figures" of the space race. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: NASA Administrator Bill Nelson speaks during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to family members of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Christine Darden, as well as a medal to all the "women mathematicians, engineers, and 'human computers' in the U.S space program from the 1930s to the 1970s," often referred to as the "hidden figures" of the space race. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: Author Margot Lee Shetterly takes the stage to speak during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to family members of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Christine Darden, as well as a medal to all the "women mathematicians, engineers, and 'human computers' in the U.S space program from the 1930s to the 1970s," often referred to as the "hidden figures" of the space race. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)