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Margaret Hamilton, Apollo software pioneer, dies

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Margaret Hamilton, the NASA software engineer whose onboard flight software made the Apollo moon landings possible, has died. Hamilton led the team that developed the guidance computer programs used by Apollo astronauts, famously helping Apollo 11's landing survive an overload error in 1969. She later coined the term 'software engineering' and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016. Tributes are pouring in worldwide.

Why now: News of the death of a pioneering NASA software engineer is prompting global tributes

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• Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90 · The Guardian
• Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo astronauts on the moon, has died · CNN

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