Loren J. Shriver

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NASA astronaut human military officer test pilot

Loren J. Shriver is a retired NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force colonel who flew on three Space Shuttle missions and later served in leadership roles within NASA’s Space Shuttle program.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Loren J. Shriver canonical	7
Loren Shriver	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2139232 — 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: Loren J. Shriver
Context triple: [STS-31, commander, Loren J. Shriver]

A. Mark Shriver
Mark Shriver is an American politician, author, and advocate for social justice, known for his work with Save the Children and as a member of the prominent Kennedy family.
B. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick is an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Michigan and was the first African American woman elected to Congress from the state.
C. Kaye Brinker
Kaye Brinker was the wife of American film and television actor Hugh Marlowe.
D. Alicia Hall Moran
Alicia Hall Moran is an American mezzo-soprano, composer, and performance artist known for her innovative work at the intersection of classical music, jazz, and experimental theater.
E. Nancy Shevell
Nancy Shevell is an American businesswoman and heiress best known for her long-term relationship and marriage to musician Paul McCartney.
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: Loren J. Shriver
Target entity description: Loren J. Shriver is a retired NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force colonel who flew on three Space Shuttle missions and later served in leadership roles within NASA’s Space Shuttle program.

A. Mark Shriver
Mark Shriver is an American politician, author, and advocate for social justice, known for his work with Save the Children and as a member of the prominent Kennedy family.
B. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick is an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Michigan and was the first African American woman elected to Congress from the state.
C. Kaye Brinker
Kaye Brinker was the wife of American film and television actor Hugh Marlowe.
D. Alicia Hall Moran
Alicia Hall Moran is an American mezzo-soprano, composer, and performance artist known for her innovative work at the intersection of classical music, jazz, and experimental theater.
E. Nancy Shevell
Nancy Shevell is an American businesswoman and heiress best known for her long-term relationship and marriage to musician Paul McCartney.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA astronaut ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ test pilot ⓘ
academicDegree	Bachelor of Science ⓘ Master of Science ⓘ
awardReceived	Defense Superior Service Medal ⓘ Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ Legion of Merit ⓘ NASA Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal ⓘ
conflict	Vietnam War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1944-09-23 ⓘ
educatedAt	Purdue University ⓘ United States Air Force Academy ⓘ
employer	National Aeronautics and Space Administration ⓘ linked to: NASA
familyName	Shriver ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	aeronautical engineering ⓘ
givenName	Loren ⓘ
memberOf	NASA Astronaut Group 8 ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Air Force ⓘ
militaryRank	colonel ⓘ
missionLaunchDate	STS-31 1990-04-24 ⓘ STS-46 1992-07-31 ⓘ STS-51-C 1985-01-24 ⓘ
notableFor	leadership roles in NASA’s Space Shuttle program ⓘ
notableWork	deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope on STS-31 ⓘ
numberOfSpaceFlights	3 ⓘ
occupation	aerospace engineer ⓘ astronaut ⓘ fighter pilot ⓘ test pilot ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Jefferson, Iowa, United States ⓘ linked to: Jefferson, Iowa
positionHeld	Deputy Director of the NASA Johnson Space Center ⓘ Space Shuttle Program Manager for Launch Integration at Kennedy Space Center ⓘ Vice President of Engineering and Integration for United Space Alliance ⓘ
retiredFromNASA	1993 ⓘ
retiredFromUSAirForce	colonel rank ⓘ
roleInMission	commander of STS-31 ⓘ commander of STS-46 ⓘ pilot of STS-51-C ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spacecraftFlown	Space Shuttle Atlantis ⓘ Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ
spaceMission	STS-31 ⓘ STS-46 ⓘ STS-51-C ⓘ
totalTimeInSpace	about 16 days ⓘ
wasSelectedAsAstronautIn	1978 ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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

STS-31 → commander → Loren J. Shriver ⓘ

STS-51-C → crewMember → Loren J. Shriver ⓘ

subject linked to: Space Shuttle mission STS-51-C

STS-51-C → pilot → Loren J. Shriver ⓘ

subject linked to: Space Shuttle mission STS-51-C

STS-51-C → crewMember → Loren J. Shriver ⓘ

STS-51-C → pilot → Loren J. Shriver ⓘ

STS-46 → commander → Loren J. Shriver ⓘ

Purdue University alumni in NASA → hasMember → Loren Shriver ⓘ

linked to: Loren J. Shriver

STS-31 Hubble deployment → commander → Loren J. Shriver ⓘ

Purdue University Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Alumni → associatedWith → Loren Shriver ⓘ