Moment Nasa scientist Margaret Hamilton receives presidential medal of honour
Barack Obama awarded the Apollo 11 software engineer with the America's highest civilian honour in 2016.
BBC News reports: Barack Obama awarded the Apollo 11 software engineer with the America's highest civilian honour in 2016.
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