North American Aviation was a major American aerospace manufacturer founded in 1928 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Alongside well known military aircraft such as the P-51 Mustang and the B-25 Mitchell, the company built the Apollo command and service module, the S-II second stage of the Saturn V launch vehicle, and the Space Shuttle orbiter for NASA's crewed spaceflight programs. North American Aviation merged with Rockwell-Standard in September 1967 to form North American Rockwell, later Rockwell International. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Agency TypeAerospace manufacturer (aircraft and spacecraft) 1 Founded Year HeadquartersLos Angeles, California 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia: North American Aviation
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that designed and built several notable aircraft and spacecraft
History section, opening paragraph
On December 6, 1928, Clement Melville Keys founded North American as a holding company
History section, relocation paragraph
Kindelberger moved the company's operations from Dundalk, Maryland, to Los Angeles, California
In Group: United States Aerospace and Defense Companies, Lead sentence
North American Aviation (NAA) was a major American aerospace manufacturer that designed and built several notable aircraft and spacecraft.
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