Spacelab-J

E181887

Space Shuttle mission Spacelab mission microgravity research mission

Spacelab-J was a 1992 Space Shuttle science mission that conducted joint U.S.–Japanese microgravity experiments aboard a Spacelab module.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Spacelab-J canonical	3
Spacelab-J laboratory	1
U.S.–Japanese Spacelab program	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1523767 — 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: Spacelab-J
Context triple: [Spacelab missions, notableMission, Spacelab-J]

A. Spacelab 1
Spacelab 1 was the first operational flight of the European-built Spacelab laboratory module, conducting a wide range of scientific experiments aboard the Space Shuttle in 1983.
B. Spacelab 2
Spacelab 2 was a 1985 Space Shuttle science mission focused on astronomy and microgravity experiments using the European-built Spacelab laboratory module.
C. Spacelab missions
Spacelab missions were a series of reusable laboratory flights carried in the Space Shuttle’s payload bay that enabled astronauts to conduct extensive microgravity and scientific research in Earth orbit.
D. International Microgravity Laboratory 2
International Microgravity Laboratory 2 was a Space Shuttle-based Spacelab mission dedicated to conducting a wide range of microgravity science experiments in low Earth orbit.
E. International Microgravity Laboratory 1
International Microgravity Laboratory 1 was a 1992 Space Shuttle Spacelab mission dedicated to conducting a wide range of microgravity science experiments in orbit.
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: Spacelab-J
Target entity description: Spacelab-J was a 1992 Space Shuttle science mission that conducted joint U.S.–Japanese microgravity experiments aboard a Spacelab module.

A. Spacelab 1
Spacelab 1 was the first operational flight of the European-built Spacelab laboratory module, conducting a wide range of scientific experiments aboard the Space Shuttle in 1983.
B. Spacelab 2
Spacelab 2 was a 1985 Space Shuttle science mission focused on astronomy and microgravity experiments using the European-built Spacelab laboratory module.
C. Spacelab missions
Spacelab missions were a series of reusable laboratory flights carried in the Space Shuttle’s payload bay that enabled astronauts to conduct extensive microgravity and scientific research in Earth orbit.
D. International Microgravity Laboratory 2
International Microgravity Laboratory 2 was a Space Shuttle-based Spacelab mission dedicated to conducting a wide range of microgravity science experiments in low Earth orbit.
E. International Microgravity Laboratory 1
International Microgravity Laboratory 1 was a 1992 Space Shuttle Spacelab mission dedicated to conducting a wide range of microgravity science experiments in orbit.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Space Shuttle mission ⓘ Spacelab mission ⓘ microgravity research mission ⓘ
commander	Robert L. Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ
cooperatedWith	Japan ⓘ NASDA ⓘ
cooperativeProgram	U.S.–Japanese Spacelab program ⓘ linked to: Spacelab-J
countryOperator	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
crewSize	7 ⓘ
landingDate	1992-09-20 ⓘ
landingSite	Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility ⓘ
launchDate	1992-09-12 ⓘ
launchSite	Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B ⓘ
launchVehicle	Space Shuttle Endeavour ⓘ
missionDuration	7 days 22 hours 30 minutes ⓘ
missionDurationDays	7.94 ⓘ
missionSpecialist	Jerome Apt ⓘ Mark C. Lee ⓘ N. Jan Davis ⓘ
missionType	life sciences research ⓘ materials science research ⓘ microgravity research ⓘ
moduleType	pressurized laboratory ⓘ
NASAProgram	Space Shuttle program ⓘ linked to: NASA Space Shuttle program
notableFact	included the first African-American woman in space, Mae C. Jemison ⓘ included the first Japanese astronaut on a Space Shuttle mission, Mamoru Mohri ⓘ
officialName	STS-47 ⓘ
operatedBy	NASA ⓘ
orbitApogee	306 kilometers ⓘ
orbitInclination	57.0 degrees ⓘ
orbitPerigee	296 kilometers ⓘ
orbitPeriod	90.5 minutes ⓘ
orbitsCompleted	126 ⓘ
partnerCountry	Japan ⓘ
payloadSpecialist	Mae C. Jemison ⓘ Mamoru Mohri NERFINISHED ⓘ
pilot	Curtis L. Brown Jr. ⓘ
primaryObjective	conduct joint U.S.–Japanese microgravity experiments ⓘ conduct life sciences experiments in microgravity ⓘ conduct materials processing experiments in microgravity ⓘ
reentry	successful ⓘ
researchField	biotechnology ⓘ fluid physics ⓘ life sciences ⓘ materials processing ⓘ
spacecraft	Space Shuttle Endeavour ⓘ
spaceShuttle	Endeavour ⓘ linked to: Space Shuttle Endeavour
usesModule	Spacelab pressurized module ⓘ linked to: Spacelab laboratory module
year	1992 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spacelab missions → notableMission → Spacelab-J ⓘ

Spacelab-J → cooperativeProgram → U.S.–Japanese Spacelab program ⓘ

linked to: Spacelab-J

Mamoru Mohri → participatedIn → Spacelab-J ⓘ

subject linked to: included the first Japanese astronaut on a Space Shuttle mission, Mamoru Mohri

STS-47 → primaryPayload → Spacelab-J ⓘ

STS-47 → carriedPressurizedModule → Spacelab-J laboratory ⓘ