# Margaret Hamilton, software engineering pioneer whose code helped land Apollo astronauts on the moon, dies at 90

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- CNN, 2026-10-08 00:21 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/07/science/nasa-apollo-margaret-hamilton-software?Date=20261008&Profile=CNN

> Margaret Hamilton, a groundbreaking researcher who helped establish software engineering, has died at 90. Her code helped NASA’s Apollo astronauts land on the moon.

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