The computer scientist behind groundbreaking research that helped land Nasa’s astronauts on the Moon, has died aged 90. Margaret Hamilton was a trailblazer in her field, leading the team who developed the software for Nasa’s Apollo missions, which coined the term “software engineering”. Hamilton’s former employer, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), confirmed her death,
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In this photo, the Artemis II crew participates in the dedication of the Apollo 14 Moon Tree at NASA Johnson Space Center’s Lunar Reception Park on June 25, 2026. This tree is a second-generation Apollo Moon Tree of the loblolly pine species. The original Apollo Moon trees were grown from seeds carried aboard Apollo 14
