Sergei K. Krikalev
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Sergei K. Krikalev is a renowned Russian cosmonaut and mechanical engineer known for his long-duration spaceflights and record-setting cumulative time spent in space.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sergei Krikalev | 18 |
| Sergei K. Krikalev canonical | 6 |
| Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1639131 — 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: Sergei K. Krikalev Context triple: [STS-88, missionSpecialist, Sergei K. Krikalev]
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A.
Alexei Leonov
Alexei Leonov was a Soviet cosmonaut famed for performing the first spacewalk in history and later becoming a prominent figure in space exploration and its public outreach.
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B.
Oleksandr Kornienko
Oleksandr Kornienko is a Ukrainian politician who has held senior leadership roles in the Servant of the People party and in Ukraine’s parliament.
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C.
Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov
Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov was a Russian scientist known for his contributions to microbiology and the study of microbial communities (microbiota).
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D.
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space, orbiting Earth on 12 April 1961 and becoming an international symbol of the Space Age.
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E.
Christer Fuglesang
Christer Fuglesang is a Swedish physicist and astronaut who became the first Swede in space as a mission specialist with the European Space Agency and NASA.
- 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: Sergei K. Krikalev Target entity description: Sergei K. Krikalev is a renowned Russian cosmonaut and mechanical engineer known for his long-duration spaceflights and record-setting cumulative time spent in space.
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A.
Alexei Leonov
Alexei Leonov was a Soviet cosmonaut famed for performing the first spacewalk in history and later becoming a prominent figure in space exploration and its public outreach.
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B.
Oleksandr Kornienko
Oleksandr Kornienko is a Ukrainian politician who has held senior leadership roles in the Servant of the People party and in Ukraine’s parliament.
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C.
Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov
Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov was a Russian scientist known for his contributions to microbiology and the study of microbial communities (microbiota).
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D.
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space, orbiting Earth on 12 April 1961 and becoming an international symbol of the Space Age.
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E.
Christer Fuglesang
Christer Fuglesang is a Swedish physicist and astronaut who became the first Swede in space as a mission specialist with the European Space Agency and NASA.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian space program official
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cosmonaut ⓘ human ⓘ mechanical engineer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hero of the Russian Federation
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Hero of the Soviet Union ⓘ Order of Lenin ⓘ Order of Merit for the Fatherland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russia
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| education | degree in mechanical engineering ⓘ |
| employer |
Roskosmos
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linked to:
Roscosmos
Soviet space program ⓘ |
| familyName | Krikalev ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
human spaceflight
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space engineering ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Sergei ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
cosmonaut corps of Russia
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cosmonaut corps of the Soviet Union ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet space program
|
| militaryRank | retired Russian Air Force officer ⓘ |
| name |
Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev
ⓘ
linked to:
Sergei K. Krikalev
|
| nativeLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| notableEvent | remained on Mir during dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long-duration spaceflights
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record cumulative time spent in space ⓘ |
| notableRole | one of the first long-duration residents of the ISS ⓘ |
| occupation |
cosmonaut
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mechanical engineer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Expedition 1 to the International Space Station
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first long-duration expedition to the International Space Station ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Executive Director for Manned Spaceflight of Roscosmos ⓘ |
| recordHeld | world record for cumulative time in space (for a period) ⓘ |
| spaceMission |
STS-60
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STS-88 ⓘ Soyuz TM-12 ⓘ Soyuz TM-13 ⓘ Soyuz TM-31 ⓘ Soyuz TM-32 ⓘ Soyuz TM-7 ⓘ Soyuz TMA-6 ⓘ |
| spaceStationVisited |
International Space Station
ⓘ
Mir ⓘ |
| timeInSpace | over 800 days cumulative ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sergei K. Krikalev Description of subject: Sergei K. Krikalev is a renowned Russian cosmonaut and mechanical engineer known for his long-duration spaceflights and record-setting cumulative time spent in space.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Krikalev
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Expedition 1 to the International Space Station
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Expedition 1 to the International Space Station
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Expedition 1 to the International Space Station
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Space Shuttle mission STS-102