Margaret Hamilton received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 16, 2016.
On November 16, 2016, Margaret Hamilton was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. This prestigious award recognized her groundbreaking work in developing the onboard flight software for NASA’s Apollo missions. During the ceremony, she was celebrated as a pivotal figure in space exploration, emphasizing her leadership and the technological advancements she pioneered that have had a lasting impact on software engineering as a discipline.