Command and Service Module Casper
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Command and Service Module Casper was the Apollo 16 spacecraft’s main crew vehicle that carried astronauts to and from lunar orbit during NASA’s Apollo program mission in 1972.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Command and Service Module Casper canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2256532 — 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: Command and Service Module Casper Context triple: [Apollo 16, commandServiceModule, Command and Service Module Casper]
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A.
Columbus Platform
The Columbus Platform is a 1937 statement of principles that marked a major shift in Reform Judaism toward greater appreciation of Jewish peoplehood, tradition, and Zionism.
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B.
CAS (Computer Algebra System)
CAS (Computer Algebra System) is software that performs symbolic mathematical computations—such as algebraic manipulation, equation solving, and calculus operations—exactly rather than numerically.
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C.
SCAP
SCAP was the title held by General Douglas MacArthur as the top Allied authority overseeing the occupation and reconstruction of Japan after World War II.
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D.
CASS
CASS is the Cargo Accounts Settlement System, a global IATA-managed platform that streamlines and standardizes financial transactions between airlines and freight forwarders.
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E.
APXS
APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer) is a scientific instrument used on Mars rovers to determine the elemental composition of rocks and soil by analyzing emitted X-rays after alpha particle irradiation.
- 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: Command and Service Module Casper Target entity description: Command and Service Module Casper was the Apollo 16 spacecraft’s main crew vehicle that carried astronauts to and from lunar orbit during NASA’s Apollo program mission in 1972.
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A.
Columbus Platform
The Columbus Platform is a 1937 statement of principles that marked a major shift in Reform Judaism toward greater appreciation of Jewish peoplehood, tradition, and Zionism.
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B.
CAS (Computer Algebra System)
CAS (Computer Algebra System) is software that performs symbolic mathematical computations—such as algebraic manipulation, equation solving, and calculus operations—exactly rather than numerically.
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C.
SCAP
SCAP was the title held by General Douglas MacArthur as the top Allied authority overseeing the occupation and reconstruction of Japan after World War II.
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D.
CASS
CASS is the Cargo Accounts Settlement System, a global IATA-managed platform that streamlines and standardizes financial transactions between airlines and freight forwarders.
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E.
APXS
APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer) is a scientific instrument used on Mars rovers to determine the elemental composition of rocks and soil by analyzing emitted X-rays after alpha particle irradiation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo Command and Service Module
ⓘ
crewed spacecraft ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ |
| carriedAstronaut |
Charles M. Duke Jr.
ⓘ
John W. Young ⓘ Thomas K. Mattingly II ⓘ |
| carriedExperiment | far-ultraviolet camera/spectrograph (operated from lunar orbit) ⓘ |
| commandModulePilot | Thomas K. Mattingly II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crewCapacity | 3 ⓘ |
| crewModule | Apollo 16 Command Module ⓘ |
| heatShield | ablative heat shield for Earth reentry ⓘ |
| landingSite | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1972-04-16 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn V ⓘ |
| lifeSupport | environmental control system for three astronauts ⓘ |
| lunarModulePilotCarried | Charles M. Duke Jr. ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
North American Rockwell
ⓘ
linked to:
Rockwell International
|
| mission | Apollo 16 ⓘ |
| missionCommanderCarried | John W. Young ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 11 days ⓘ |
| missionNumberInApolloProgram | 10th crewed Apollo mission ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
provide life support and propulsion in lunar orbit
ⓘ
support crew during lunar landing mission ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost
ⓘ
linked to:
Casper the Friendly Ghost
|
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbit | lunar orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | Apollo 16 ⓘ |
| performedActivity |
lunar orbit operations
ⓘ
scientific observations from lunar orbit ⓘ |
| powerSource | fuel cells ⓘ |
| program | Apollo program ⓘ |
| propulsion | Service Propulsion System main engine ⓘ |
| recoveredBy | USS Ticonderoga ⓘ |
| reentryDate | 1972-04-27 ⓘ |
| returnedToEarth | 1972-04-27 ⓘ |
| reunitedWith |
Lunar Module Orion
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo Lunar Module
|
| roleInMission |
returned crew from lunar orbit to Earth
ⓘ
transported crew to lunar orbit ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Lunar Module Orion
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo Lunar Module
|
| serviceModule |
Apollo 16 Service Module
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 16 Command Module
|
| spacecraftMassClass | approximately 30 metric tons (Command and Service Module combined) ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | Block II Command and Service Module ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Apollo 16 lunar mission
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 16
|
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: Command and Service Module Casper Description of subject: Command and Service Module Casper was the Apollo 16 spacecraft’s main crew vehicle that carried astronauts to and from lunar orbit during NASA’s Apollo program mission in 1972.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.