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Apollo software pioneer Margaret Hamilton has died
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Margaret Hamilton, the computer scientist who led development of the onboard flight software for NASA's Apollo missions, has died, according to an MIT News announcement. Hamilton founded the field of software engineering and coined the term itself, and her guidance systems were credited with keeping the Apollo 11 landing on course. Tributes are flowing in from across the technology and space communities.
Why now: The death of a pioneering figure whose work made the Moon landings possible prompts widespread tributes and reflection on her legacy.
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