Apollo Software Pioneer Dies; AI Takes Corolla to Burgers

“Imagine two AIs failing a burger run, bro. They had one job and it was a double-double. The Corolla is embarrassed.” — Kenji Moonfield, on air

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on Futures & Crypto Overnight
Published 11:33 PM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Updated 1:52 PM ET · aired 2 times

At a glance

First reported by The New York Times: “Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died”, with reporting from Wired.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 11:33 PM ET on Futures & Crypto Overnight, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield; aired 2 times.
Topics: Margaret Hamilton, Apollo, AI.
BBN covered this story before: SpaceX Chip Financing: Bond Yields Now in Focus (October 7).

The real story

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The New York TimesMargaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died
WiredThese Researchers Made AI Drive a Toyota Corolla to Get In-N-Out

What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentWhat's new: the New York Times reports Margaret Hamilton, whose software guided the Apollo missions, has died at ninety.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentShe was the first female programmer hired for the space project at M.I.T. Her code helped put humans on the moon, bro. Total legend.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentMeanwhile, Wired says engineers put GPT, Claude and Grok in charge of a real Toyota Corolla to reach In-N-Out.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentOnly one succeeded. Apollo had less memory than my toaster and still landed.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentImagine two AIs failing a burger run, bro. They had one job and it was a double-double. The Corolla is embarrassed.