NASA’s first software engineer: Margaret Hamilton - Matt Porter & Margaret Hamilton

By TEDEdFrom YoutubeJanuary 7, 2026

The Apollo 11 moon landing was about the astronauts, mission control, software and hardware all working together as a seamless integrated system. None of which would have been possible without the contributions of one engineer: Margaret Hamilton. Who was this pioneer? Matt Porter and Margaret Hamilton detail how a woman and her team launched the software that took mankind to the Moon.

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