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Margaret Hamilton, Apollo software pioneer, dies at 90
Original: Margaret Hamilton, whose software sent humans to the moon, dies at 90 https://www.npr.org/2026/10/08/nx-s1-5994972/marga
Margaret Hamilton, the software engineer who led development of the onboard flight software for NASA's Apollo program, has died at 90. Her team's code guided the Apollo lunar landings, and she is widely credited with coining the term 'software engineering'. Tributes are honoring her as a foundational figure in computing and spaceflight history.
Why now: News of the death of a pioneering figure in space history prompted an outpouring of tributes and obituaries
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- Margaret Hamilton, whose software sent humans to the moon, dies at 90 https://www.npr.org/2026/10/08/nx-s1-5994972/margaret-hamilton-obituary-software-engineer-apollo # Science # Space # History · npr_science@robot.villas · 6
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