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Margaret Hamilton, Apollo 11 software pioneer, dies at 90
Original: Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90
Margaret Hamilton, the MIT computer scientist who led development of the onboard flight software for NASA's Apollo 11 mission, has died at the age of 90. Her work was critical to the 1969 moon landing and helped establish modern software engineering as a discipline. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 for her contributions.
Why now: The death of a pioneering figure in space history and computing has prompted tributes and reflection on her legacy.
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- Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90 · The Guardian
MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of Freedom
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