WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: NASA Administrator Bill Nelson 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: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks with Representative of the United States to the UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the conclusion of 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: Members of the U.S. Capitol Police honor guard arrive with five Congressional Gold Medals for a 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: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) holds up a Congressional gold medal after dropping it while posing for a photograph with NASA's Johnson Space Center Senior Apollo Sample Processor and Lab Manager Andrea Mosie (L) 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. Also pictured, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) (2nd-R) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) (R). (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: A member of the U.S. Capitol Police carries a Congressional Gold Medal for Katherine Johnson during a 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's Johnson Space Center Senior Apollo Sample Processor and Lab Manager Andrea Mosie 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: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) (2nd-L) reacts after dropping a Congressional gold medal while posing for a photograph with NASA's Johnson Space Center Senior Apollo Sample Processor and Lab Manager Andrea Mosie (L) 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. Also pictured from center, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK), NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and Author Margot Lee Shetterly. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: A Congressional Gold Medal for Mary Jackson is visible during a 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)