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What role did North American Aviation play in the development of the Space Shuttle?
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North American Aviation, as part of Rockwell International, was responsible for the design and construction of the Space Shuttle orbiter. The orbiter was the reusable spacecraft that carried astronauts, payloads, and the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) for deploying and retrieving satellites.
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