Return to Earth
E140908
"Return to Earth" is Buzz Aldrin’s autobiographical book in which he recounts his post-Apollo 11 struggles with depression, alcoholism, and adjusting to life after becoming one of the first men on the Moon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Return to Earth canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1236115 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Return to Earth Context triple: [Buzz Aldrin, notableWork, Return to Earth]
-
A.
A Message From Earth
A Message From Earth is a digital time capsule containing messages and images from people around the world that was beamed into space toward the exoplanet Gliese 581c in 2008 as a form of interstellar communication.
-
B.
Earthlight
Earthlight is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores political tension and scientific discovery in a future human civilization spread across the Moon and the Solar System.
-
C.
Spaceways
Spaceways is a 1953 British science fiction film about early space travel and personal intrigue, directed by Terence Fisher and associated with editor-turned-director Harmon Jones.
-
D.
The Ends of the Earth
The Ends of the Earth is a historical work by Alfred W. Crosby that examines how human societies have expanded, migrated, and transformed environments across the globe over time.
-
E.
To Space and Back
"To Space and Back" is a popular science book by astronaut Sally Ride that recounts her experiences in space and explains the science and technology of spaceflight for a general audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Return to Earth Target entity description: "Return to Earth" is Buzz Aldrin’s autobiographical book in which he recounts his post-Apollo 11 struggles with depression, alcoholism, and adjusting to life after becoming one of the first men on the Moon.
-
A.
A Message From Earth
A Message From Earth is a digital time capsule containing messages and images from people around the world that was beamed into space toward the exoplanet Gliese 581c in 2008 as a form of interstellar communication.
-
B.
Earthlight
Earthlight is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores political tension and scientific discovery in a future human civilization spread across the Moon and the Solar System.
-
C.
Spaceways
Spaceways is a 1953 British science fiction film about early space travel and personal intrigue, directed by Terence Fisher and associated with editor-turned-director Harmon Jones.
-
D.
The Ends of the Earth
The Ends of the Earth is a historical work by Alfred W. Crosby that examines how human societies have expanded, migrated, and transformed environments across the globe over time.
-
E.
To Space and Back
"To Space and Back" is a popular science book by astronaut Sally Ride that recounts her experiences in space and explains the science and technology of spaceflight for a general audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiography
ⓘ
book ⓘ |
| about |
Apollo 11 astronauts’ post-mission lives
ⓘ
alcohol addiction and recovery ⓘ coping mechanisms for trauma and stress ⓘ identity crisis after major achievement ⓘ transition from astronaut to private citizen ⓘ |
| author | Buzz Aldrin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describes |
Buzz Aldrin’s career after NASA
ⓘ
Buzz Aldrin’s difficulties adjusting after Apollo 11 ⓘ Buzz Aldrin’s experiences with therapy and recovery ⓘ Buzz Aldrin’s personal relationships ⓘ Buzz Aldrin’s struggles with alcoholism ⓘ Buzz Aldrin’s struggles with depression ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
life after becoming one of the first men on the Moon
ⓘ
psychological consequences of historic achievement ⓘ struggles with public image versus private reality ⓘ |
| genre | autobiographical literature ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| hasPart |
accounts of Apollo 11 aftermath
ⓘ
discussion of mental health stigma ⓘ narrative of family strain and divorce ⓘ reflections on celebrity and public expectations ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fame
ⓘ
identity ⓘ recovery ⓘ resilience ⓘ stigma around mental illness ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Buzz Aldrin
ⓘ
adjustment to civilian life ⓘ alcoholism ⓘ depression ⓘ fame and its psychological impact ⓘ mental health ⓘ post-Apollo 11 life of Buzz Aldrin ⓘ space exploration ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Buzz Aldrin ⓘ |
| portrays |
Buzz Aldrin as a vulnerable and flawed individual
ⓘ
the challenges of reintegration after spaceflight ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| timePeriodCovered | post-1969 period of Buzz Aldrin’s life ⓘ |
| workSubject |
Buzz Aldrin’s battle with alcoholism
ⓘ
Buzz Aldrin’s mental health journey ⓘ Buzz Aldrin’s search for purpose after Apollo 11 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Return to Earth Description of subject: "Return to Earth" is Buzz Aldrin’s autobiographical book in which he recounts his post-Apollo 11 struggles with depression, alcoholism, and adjusting to life after becoming one of the first men on the Moon.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.