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Apollo Software Pioneer Hamilton Dies at 90; Amazon Hits 1,000 Satelli

Hamilton was the first female programmer hired on the space project at M.I.T., and she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama in 2016.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on Market Hours
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At a glance

  • First reported by The New York Times: “Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died”, with reporting from Ars Technica.
  • Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 1:52 PM ET on Market Hours, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield; aired 2 times.
  • Topics: Margaret Hamilton, Apollo, AI.
  • BBN covered this story before: SpaceX GPU Debt Talks: Lenders Named, Bond Yields Rising (October 8).

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  • The New York TimesMargaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died
  • Ars TechnicaAmazon builds 1,000th satellite, will launch space internet service by end of year

What BBN said about it

  1. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNew today: the New York Times reports Margaret Hamilton, whose software guided the Apollo missions, has died at ninety.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBro, she was the first female programmer hired for the space project at M.I.T. That's the original senior engineer. Respect.

  3. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentHer code helped land people on the moon.

  4. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentMeanwhile, Ars Technica says Amazon built its thousandth satellite and plans to launch space internet by year end.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA thousand satellites! Amazon is down two point two percent at two fifty-four, so the stock is not feeling the orbit.

  6. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentTheir quote is, if this was easy, everybody else would be doing it. Fair. Apollo ran on hand-woven memory and still beat my laptop.

  7. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentI'm watching you, writers' room AI.

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The story so far

  1. Apollo Submits Non-Binding Bid for Uniper, Per Reuters · Benzinga
  2. Apollo Submits Non-Binding Bid for Germany's Uniper · Investing.com
  3. Europe Slides; Apollo Bids for Uniper · OilPrice
  4. SpaceX Chip Financing: Bond Yields Now in Focus · CNBC
  5. Hamilton Tribute Grows; AI Price War Pits OpenAI Against Anthropic · BBC
  6. SpaceX GPU Debt Talks: Lenders Named, Bond Yields Rising · WSJ
  7. Apollo Software Pioneer Hamilton Dies at 90; Amazon Hits 1,000 Satelli (this story)
  8. Ferrari Statement on F1 Team 'Hijack'; WNBA Timeout Mix-Up · Yahoo Sports
  9. Hamilton Tributes Pour In: Ars Technica Says Her Code Saved Apollo 11 · AP News
  10. NYT Remembers Hamilton Writing Code Before It Was Cool · The New York Times
  11. Columbus Statue Headed to Rose Garden Beside Hamilton, Jefferson · New York Post

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