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Margaret Hamilton, Apollo Software Pioneer, Dies at 90

Original: Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died

Margaret Hamilton, the computer scientist whose onboard flight software guided NASA's Apollo missions to the Moon, has died at the age of 90, according to the New York Times. She was the first female programmer hired to work on the Apollo space project at MIT, where she led the team that developed the guidance software for the lunar landings.

Why now: The death of a pioneering figure in space history and one of the most celebrated women in computing prompts widespread reflection on her legacy.

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• Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died · The New York Times

  Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.

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