Rockwell International

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aerospace company defense contractor manufacturing conglomerate

Rockwell International was a major American manufacturing conglomerate best known in aerospace for building the Space Shuttle orbiters and contributing extensively to U.S. defense and space programs.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aerospace company → defense contractor → manufacturing conglomerate →
aerospaceAndDefenseSaleYear	1996 →
built	Space Shuttle Atlantis → Space Shuttle Challenger → Space Shuttle Columbia → Space Shuttle Discovery → Space Shuttle Endeavour →
collaboratedWith	NASA → U.S. Department of Defense →
country	United States →
developed	Apollo Command and Service Module → Saturn V S-II second stage →
dissolved	2001 →
eraOfProminence	Cold War →
fate	broken up and assets sold →
foundedBy	Willard Rockwell →
headquartersLocation	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania →
industry	aerospace → automotive → defense → electronics → manufacturing →
laterHeadquartersLocation	El Segundo, California →
majorDefenseProgram	B-1 Lancer bomber → Minuteman missile components → Peacekeeper missile components →
majorNASAProgram	Apollo program → Space Shuttle program →
notableFacility	Space Shuttle assembly plant in Palmdale, California →
notableProduct	Space Shuttle orbiter →
notableProgramContribution	U.S. space program → U.S. strategic defense systems →
ownedBrand	Power Tools business (Rockwell power tools) →
ownedDivision	Allen-Bradley → Collins Radio Company → North American Aviation (as North American Rockwell) → Rockwell Automation → Rockwell Collins → Rockwell Semiconductor Systems →
predecessor	North American Rockwell → Rockwell Manufacturing Company →
soldAerospaceAndDefenseUnitsTo	Boeing →
soldBusinessTo	Boeing → The Boeing Company → United Technologies Corporation →
stockExchangeListing	New York Stock Exchange →
successor	Rockwell Automation → Rockwell Collins →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Apollo command and service module ("North American Rockwell") → B-1B Lancer → R46 subway cars → Rockwell-MBB X-31 → Space Shuttle Columbia → Space Shuttle Discovery → Space Shuttle Discovery ("Rockwell International Space Transportation Systems Division") → Space Shuttle orbiter → Space Shuttle orbiter ("Rockwell International Space Division") →	manufacturer
Rockwell International ("Rockwell Manufacturing Company") → Rockwell International ("North American Rockwell") →	predecessor
Rockwell Automation →	acquiredBy
B-1B Lancer →	designedBy
NASA Space Shuttle program →	developedBy
AGM-114 Hellfire →	developer
Apollo 11 ("North American Rockwell") →	primeContractorCommandModule
Apollo 7 ("North American Rockwell") →	spacecraftManufacturer
Rockwell Automation →	spinOffFrom