Apollo Program Astronauts

Margaret Hamilton, Moon and Apollo

Margaret Hamilton dies at 90. Her programming helped astronauts reach the moon

Working behind the scenes at MIT, she played a key role in the success of NASA's Apollo missions. She was later awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Margaret Hamilton, the woman behind the software that helped guide Apollo to the Moon, dies at 90

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RIP Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing

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"She saved Apollo 11’s Moon Landing": Who was Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped NASA land on the moon?

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NASA Apollo Moon mission software pioneer Margaret Hamilton dies at age 90

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Woman who helped land NASA Apollo mission astronauts on the Moon dies at 90

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Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo astronauts on the moon, has died

Margaret Hamilton, the groundbreaking researcher who helped create the field of software engineering and whose code helped land NASA’s Apollo astronauts on the moon to win the 20th century space race,