Crawlerway
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Crawlerway is the massive, specially engineered roadway at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center used to transport rockets and spacecraft atop crawler-transporters between assembly and launch pads.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crawlerway canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2994540 — 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: Crawlerway Context triple: [Launch Operations Center, hasFacility, Crawlerway]
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A.
The Tunnel
The Tunnel is a British-French crime drama television series that adapts the Scandinavian show The Bridge, centering on a joint investigation into murders discovered in the Channel Tunnel.
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B.
UFO Bridge
UFO Bridge is a distinctive modern suspension bridge in Bratislava, Slovakia, notable for its futuristic UFO-shaped observation deck and restaurant atop a single pylon spanning the Danube River.
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C.
Leatherhead
Leatherhead is a historic market town in the county of Surrey in South East England, situated on the River Mole and serving as a local commercial and commuter hub.
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D.
Archway
Archway is a University College London campus site located in the Archway area of north London, primarily associated with medical and health-related teaching and research.
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E.
Tackley
Tackley is a rural village in Oxfordshire, England, known for its traditional English countryside setting and historic character.
- 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: Crawlerway Target entity description: Crawlerway is the massive, specially engineered roadway at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center used to transport rockets and spacecraft atop crawler-transporters between assembly and launch pads.
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A.
The Tunnel
The Tunnel is a British-French crime drama television series that adapts the Scandinavian show The Bridge, centering on a joint investigation into murders discovered in the Channel Tunnel.
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B.
UFO Bridge
UFO Bridge is a distinctive modern suspension bridge in Bratislava, Slovakia, notable for its futuristic UFO-shaped observation deck and restaurant atop a single pylon spanning the Danube River.
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C.
Leatherhead
Leatherhead is a historic market town in the county of Surrey in South East England, situated on the River Mole and serving as a local commercial and commuter hub.
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D.
Archway
Archway is a University College London campus site located in the Archway area of north London, primarily associated with medical and health-related teaching and research.
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E.
Tackley
Tackley is a rural village in Oxfordshire, England, known for its traditional English countryside setting and historic character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
roadway
ⓘ
spaceport infrastructure ⓘ |
| accessRestriction | not open to public vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Launch Complex 39A
ⓘ
linked to:
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
Launch Complex 39B ⓘ
linked to:
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
|
| connects |
Launch Pad 39A
ⓘ
linked to:
KSC LC-39A
Launch Pad 39B ⓘ
linked to:
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
Vehicle Assembly Building ⓘ |
| constructionType | specially engineered gravel roadway ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse | transport of Space Launch System rockets to Pad 39B ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Saturn V launch vehicles
ⓘ
linked to:
Saturn V
Space Launch System launch stacks ⓘ
linked to:
Space Launch System
Space Shuttle launch stacks ⓘ |
| engineeringRequirement |
minimize vibration transmitted to launch vehicles
ⓘ
provide stable, level path for crawler-transporters ⓘ |
| environment | coastal spaceport environment ⓘ |
| hasComponent | two parallel lanes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central median between lanes
ⓘ
graded and compacted rock layers ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
transport of Saturn V rockets to Pads 39A and 39B
ⓘ
transport of Space Shuttle stacks to Pads 39A and 39B ⓘ |
| loadBearingCapacity | supports thousands of tons of vehicle and transporter mass ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kennedy Space Center
ⓘ
Merritt Island, Florida ⓘ
linked to:
Merritt Island
|
| maintenanceBy | Kennedy Space Center ground operations ⓘ |
| notableFor | supporting transport of some of the heaviest mobile structures ever moved on land ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| ownedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Launch Complex 39 ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | transport rockets and spacecraft between assembly and launch pads ⓘ |
| safetyRole | ensures safe transit of fully stacked launch vehicles ⓘ |
| shape | Y-shaped route ⓘ |
| slopeLimitation | designed with minimal grade for crawler performance ⓘ |
| startPoint | Vehicle Assembly Building ⓘ |
| suitableFor | very low-speed heavy transport operations ⓘ |
| supportsVehicle |
Crawler-Transporter 1
ⓘ
Crawler-Transporter 2 ⓘ |
| surfaceMaterial |
Tennessee river rock
ⓘ
river rock ⓘ |
| usedBy | crawler-transporter ⓘ |
| usedForProgram |
Apollo program
ⓘ
Artemis program ⓘ Space Shuttle program ⓘ
linked to:
NASA Space Shuttle program
|
| width | approximately 130 feet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crawlerway Description of subject: Crawlerway is the massive, specially engineered roadway at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center used to transport rockets and spacecraft atop crawler-transporters between assembly and launch pads.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
VAB
subject linked to:
Kennedy Space Center LC-39
subject linked to:
Launch Operations Center (later Kennedy Space Center)