Crawler-Transporter 2
E304430
Crawler-Transporter 2 is one of NASA’s massive tracked vehicles used to transport rockets and spacecraft between assembly and launch facilities at Kennedy Space Center.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crawler-Transporter 2 canonical | 4 |
| Crawler-Transporter 1 | 2 |
| Crawler-Transporter | 1 |
| Crawler-Transporters | 1 |
| The Crawler | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2833992 — 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: Crawler-Transporter 2 Context triple: [Block 1B, usesInfrastructure, Crawler-Transporter 2]
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A.
Megatren
Megatren is the local name for Manila’s LRT Line 2, an elevated rapid transit line serving key east–west corridors in Metro Manila, Philippines.
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B.
T-Rac
T-Rac is the raccoon-themed costumed mascot of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans, known for his energetic antics and fan engagement at games and events.
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C.
Omnimover
Omnimover is a continuously moving ride system used in Disney theme park attractions to transport guests smoothly through elaborately themed environments.
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D.
Doom Buggy
Doom Buggy is the iconic black, omnimover ride vehicle that transports guests through Disney’s Haunted Mansion attraction.
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E.
Midgate cargo system
The Midgate cargo system is a configurable pickup bed and cabin partition design that lets owners extend the cargo area into the rear passenger compartment for increased hauling versatility.
- 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: Crawler-Transporter 2 Target entity description: Crawler-Transporter 2 is one of NASA’s massive tracked vehicles used to transport rockets and spacecraft between assembly and launch facilities at Kennedy Space Center.
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A.
Megatren
Megatren is the local name for Manila’s LRT Line 2, an elevated rapid transit line serving key east–west corridors in Metro Manila, Philippines.
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B.
T-Rac
T-Rac is the raccoon-themed costumed mascot of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans, known for his energetic antics and fan engagement at games and events.
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C.
Omnimover
Omnimover is a continuously moving ride system used in Disney theme park attractions to transport guests smoothly through elaborately themed environments.
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D.
Doom Buggy
Doom Buggy is the iconic black, omnimover ride vehicle that transports guests through Disney’s Haunted Mansion attraction.
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E.
Midgate cargo system
The Midgate cargo system is a configurable pickup bed and cabin partition design that lets owners extend the cargo area into the rear passenger compartment for increased hauling versatility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crawler-transporter
ⓘ
space launch support vehicle ⓘ tracked vehicle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | CT-2 ⓘ |
| builtFor |
NASA Apollo program
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo program
|
| corners | 4 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designedTo |
keep launch vehicle level during transport
ⓘ
operate on crawlerway between VAB and pads ⓘ |
| engineType | diesel engine driving generators ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
hydraulic jacking and leveling system
ⓘ
onboard control cabs ⓘ onboard power generation ⓘ |
| hasSisterVehicle |
Crawler-Transporter 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Crawler-Transporter 2
|
| heightAdjustableRange | approximately 6 to 8 m ⓘ |
| heritageFrom | Apollo-era crawler-transporter design ⓘ |
| introduced | 1960s ⓘ |
| length | about 40 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florida
ⓘ
Kennedy Space Center ⓘ Merritt Island, Florida ⓘ
linked to:
Merritt Island
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| manufacturer |
Marion Power Shovel Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Marion Steam Shovel Company
|
| mass |
approximately 2700000 kg
ⓘ
approximately 6 million pounds ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedLoaded | about 1 mph ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedUnloaded | about 2 mph ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 8 ⓘ |
| operator |
Kennedy Space Center
ⓘ
NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Kennedy Space Center ground support equipment ⓘ |
| powerSource | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| steering | independent steering at each corner ⓘ |
| tracksPerCorner | 2 ⓘ |
| upgradedFor | Space Launch System ⓘ |
| upgradePeriod | 2010s ⓘ |
| usedAt |
Launch Complex 39
ⓘ
Launch Pad 39A ⓘ
linked to:
KSC LC-39A
Launch Pad 39B ⓘ
linked to:
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
|
| usedFor |
transport between Vehicle Assembly Building and launch pads
ⓘ
transporting launch vehicles ⓘ transporting rockets ⓘ transporting spacecraft ⓘ |
| usedInProgram |
Apollo program
ⓘ
Apollo–Soyuz Test Project ⓘ Artemis program ⓘ SLS (Space Launch System) ⓘ
linked to:
Space Launch System
Skylab program ⓘ Space Shuttle program ⓘ
linked to:
NASA Space Shuttle program
|
| width | about 35 m ⓘ |
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: Crawler-Transporter 2 Description of subject: Crawler-Transporter 2 is one of NASA’s massive tracked vehicles used to transport rockets and spacecraft between assembly and launch facilities at Kennedy Space Center.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Crawler-Transporter 2
linked to: Crawler-Transporter 2
linked to: Crawler-Transporter 2
linked to: Crawler-Transporter 2
linked to: Crawler-Transporter 2