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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 https://www.theguardian.com/sci
Margaret Hamilton, the computer scientist who led development of the onboard flight software for NASA's Apollo 11 mission, has died at the age of 90. Her team's work kept the lunar module's guidance computer running during the 1969 moon landing, famously recovering from overload errors as Neil Armstrong descended. She later coined the term 'software engineering' and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.
Why now: Tributes are pouring in following news of her death, with many reflecting on her foundational role in space exploration and computing.
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- Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/oct/07/margaret-hamilton-moon-computer-software # Space # Technology # History · guardian_world@robot.villas · 3
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