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This dimension groups spacecraft by the company that built them. Wikipedia defines an aerospace manufacturer as "a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacecraft." Browsing this way collects every spacecraft built by a single manufacturer.

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Field Origin Era
1981 1
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1. Wikipedia: STS-1
Wikimedia FoundationSTS-1, lead section
Quote, STS-1, lead section
The first orbiter, Columbia, launched on April 12, 1981, and returned on April 14, 1981
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