Rockwell International was the American aerospace and industrial conglomerate that built aircraft and spacecraft under the Rockwell name from 1973 until it was broken up in 2001. It took that name when Rockwell Manufacturing Company was combined with the aerospace products of North American Rockwell. Under it the company produced the B-1 Lancer bomber, the Commander 112 and Ranger 2000 light aircraft, the experimental X-30, XFV-12 and X-31 programmes and the HiMAT research aircraft, and it built the Space Shuttle orbiters. Its Rocketdyne division supplied rocket engines, and in December 1996 the aerospace business was sold to Boeing.
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History, Rockwell Manufacturing Company
In 1973, it was combined with the aerospace products of North American Rockwell and renamed Rockwell International.
History, Apex and break-up
In 2001, what remained of Rockwell was split into two publicly traded companies, Rockwell Automation and Rockwell Collins, ending the run of what had once been a massive and diverse conglomerate.
Lead, nationality
Rockwell International was a major American manufacturing conglomerate.
Part Of: Aviation, Lead
It was involved in aircraft, the space industry, defense and commercial electronics, components in the automotive industry, printing presses, avionics and industrial products.
Part Of: Space Transport, Products, crewed spacecraft
Space Shuttle orbiter (initially under North American Rockwell)
In Group: Aircraft and Aerospace Manufacturers, Lead, aircraft and space
It was involved in aircraft, the space industry, defense and commercial electronics, components in the automotive industry, printing presses, avionics and industrial products.
View the SourceRockwell Commander 112 (Wikipedia)
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designed and built by North American Rockwell (later Rockwell International)
Rockwell Ranger 2000 (Wikipedia)
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proposed by Rockwell International with assistance from Rhein-Flugzeugbau GmbH (RFB) in Germany
Rockwell X-30 (Wikipedia)
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The Rockwell X-30 was an advanced technology demonstrator project
Rockwell XFV-12 (Wikipedia)
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Rockwell's design with the XFV-12 won against Convair's proposal
Rockwell HiMAT (Wikipedia)
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Two aircraft were produced by Rockwell International.
Space Shuttle Columbia (Wikipedia)
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was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA
Space Shuttle Challenger (Wikipedia)
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was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA
Space Shuttle Atlantis (Wikipedia)
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Atlantis was manufactured by the Rockwell International company in Southern California
Space Shuttle Endeavour (Wikipedia)
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Endeavour was delivered by Rockwell International Space Transportation Systems Division in May 1991
Space Shuttle Enterprise (Wikipedia)
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On September 17, 1976, Enterprise was rolled out of Rockwell's plant at Palmdale, California.
Rockwell-MBB X-31 (Wikipedia)
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It was designed and built by Rockwell and Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB)
Wikipedia: Space Shuttle
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On June 4, 1974, Rockwell began construction on the first orbiter, OV-101, dubbed Constitution, later to be renamed Enterprise.
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