# There Was No Choice but to Be Pioneers by Margaret Hamilton > "There was no choice but to be pioneers." > **— Margaret Hamilton**, *2009, MIT/NASA recollection of Apollo software engineering* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or authoritative source:** [MIT/NASA recollection of Apollo software engineering](https://science.nasa.gov/people/margaret-hamilton/) — the linked page contains the quoted wording and supports the recorded attribution and occasion. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Space Technology|Space Technology]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "There was no choice but to be pioneers." — Margaret Hamilton, 2009, MIT/NASA recollection of Apollo software engineering https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-margaret-hamilton-choice-pioneers ```