Margaret Hamilton, software engineer for Apollo 11, dies at 90
Margaret Hamilton, who led MIT’s Apollo software division and helped guide Apollo 11, has died at 90.
OriginalSourceThe GuardianUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished00:40 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFCSourceThe GuardianUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished00:40 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFC
“Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90”
Margaret Hamilton, Apollo 11 software pioneer, dies at 90
Key points
- Margaret Hamilton, MIT computer pioneer, has died at age 90.
- She helped develop Apollo onboard flight software under a NASA contract.
- She was the first programmer to join and the first woman hired by MIT’s project.
- During Apollo 11, software aided recovery from a spacecraft alarm without aborting.
- Obama cited her role when presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.
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- SourceThe New York TimesUnited StatesLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The New York TimesSourceThe New York TimesUnited StatesLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The New York Times
“Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died”
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“Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90”
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Margaret Hamilton, who led MIT’s Apollo software division and helped guide Apollo 11, has died at 90.