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ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Margaret Hamilton, who led a software team for NASA's Apollo program, dies at 90 Fri Oct 9 00:16:22 2026

Margaret Hamilton, a groundbreaking computer scientist who led the team that created the onboard flight software for NASA’s moon-bound Apollo program, has died

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WASHINGTONPOST (Juno Carmel) - Margaret Hamilton dies at 90. Her programming helped astronauts reach the moon. Thu Oct 8 17:43:28 2026

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.

NYTIMES (Trip Gabriel) - Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died Wed Oct 7 23:36:42 2026

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