https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/moment-nasa-scientist-margaret-hamilton-receives-presidential-medal-of-honourContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/moment-nasa-scientist-margaret-hamilton-receives-presidential-medal-of-honourhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/moment-nasa-scientist-margaret-hamilton-receives-presidential-medal-of-honour#u113843Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:16:23 +0000Margaret Hamilton, the computing pioneer and NASA scientist whose software led the Apollo 11 moon landing, has died at age 90. Hamilton was in her early thirties when she directed the software engineering team at MIT for NASA's Apollo program, guiding astronauts to the lunar surface. Tributes are pouring in for the trailblazer, who entered computer engineering when the discipline was in its infancy. In 2016, Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor.Why it mattersHamilton directed the development of NASA's Apollo flight software