Margaret Hamilton, a groundbreaking computer scientist who led the team that created the onboard flight software for NASA’s ...

Margaret Hamilton, who led the 100-person team that wrote the onboard software for the Apollo missions, guiding Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to a safe landing on the moon, died Sept. 30.

Margaret Hamilton, the scientist behind the onboard flight software that helped guide Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin safely ...

Margaret Hamilton, the programmer whose code kept Apollo 11 from aborting its lunar landing in 1969 and who helped invent the ...

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A spacecraft that pursued the extreme of being 'light, simple, and capable of returning even if a failure occurs'The Apollo ...

Protected inside a glass case are some precious boots. Technically called astronaut "overshoes," they seem perfectly preserved, almost pristine. But a closer look reveals bits of gray lunar dust ...

Margaret Hamilton, who led the team designing the Apollo mission's guidance software, has died. Here's why she's considered a pioneer in computers. (AP Photo) ...

That's one small step for a man. One very expensive leap for the United States. Okay, sure, some would argue focusing on the total cost of the Apollo program defeats the purpose. Stepping onto the ...