https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-woman-whose-software-guided-the-apollo-missions-has-diedContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-woman-whose-software-guided-the-apollo-missions-has-diedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-woman-whose-software-guided-the-apollo-missions-has-died#u124829Fri, 16 Oct 2026 03:24:02 +0000Margaret Hamilton, who led the software development for NASA's Apollo program, has died at the age of 90. She was a pioneering computer scientist and mathematician whose work was crucial to the success of the Apollo missions, including the historic Moon landing of Apollo 11. Hamilton's team wrote the software that saved the mission when its computer overloaded.Why it mattersHamilton's contributions to the Apollo program and her legacy in the field of computer science are being recognized globally. Her work laid the foundation for modern computing and she received numerous awards