RIP Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing

What the coverage shows

Both outlets focus on Margaret Hamilton’s death and her role in Apollo-era software, with the New York Times and BBC News both centering her as a pioneering figure in the space program. The framing diverges slightly: the Times foregrounds her as the first female programmer hired for the M.I.T. space project, while the BBC explicitly says her software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon and notes her Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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