Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
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The Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility is a specialized runway complex in Florida designed for the return and landing of NASA’s Space Shuttle orbiters and other aerospace vehicles.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T249354 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility Context triple: [NASA Space Shuttle program, landingSite, Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility]
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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A is a historic Florida launch pad used for major U.S. crewed space missions, including Apollo Moon landings, Space Shuttle flights, and current SpaceX Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches.
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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B is a historic NASA launch pad on Florida’s Space Coast, originally built for Apollo missions and later used for Space Shuttle launches and current Artemis program flights.
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Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center is NASA’s primary launch complex for human spaceflight and robotic missions, located on Florida’s Atlantic coast.
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Stennis Space Center
Stennis Space Center is NASA’s primary rocket engine testing facility, located in southern Mississippi and crucial to the development and certification of propulsion systems for U.S. space missions.
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Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral is a prominent headland on Florida’s Atlantic coast best known as a major center for U.S. space launches and aerospace activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility Target entity description: The Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility is a specialized runway complex in Florida designed for the return and landing of NASA’s Space Shuttle orbiters and other aerospace vehicles.
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A.
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A is a historic Florida launch pad used for major U.S. crewed space missions, including Apollo Moon landings, Space Shuttle flights, and current SpaceX Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches.
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B.
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B is a historic NASA launch pad on Florida’s Space Coast, originally built for Apollo missions and later used for Space Shuttle launches and current Artemis program flights.
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Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center is NASA’s primary launch complex for human spaceflight and robotic missions, located on Florida’s Atlantic coast.
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Stennis Space Center
Stennis Space Center is NASA’s primary rocket engine testing facility, located in southern Mississippi and crucial to the development and certification of propulsion systems for U.S. space missions.
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Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral is a prominent headland on Florida’s Atlantic coast best known as a major center for U.S. space launches and aerospace activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerospace facility
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runway complex ⓘ spaceport infrastructure ⓘ |
| affiliation |
NASA Kennedy Space Center
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linked to:
Kennedy Space Center
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| alsoKnownAs |
SLF
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Shuttle Landing Facility ⓘ |
| associatedProgram |
International Space Station support missions
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NASA Space Shuttle program ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Launch Complex 39 ⓘ |
| category |
NASA facility in Florida
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spaceport runway ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| designedFor |
Space Shuttle orbiter return from orbit
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horizontal landing of spacecraft ⓘ |
| FAAcode | TTS ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
landing site for orbital vehicles
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support facility for space missions ⓘ test site for experimental aircraft ⓘ |
| IATAcode | QQS ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | KTTS ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Kennedy Space Center ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brevard County, Florida
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linked to:
Brevard County
Merritt Island, Florida ⓘ
linked to:
Merritt Island
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| locatedOn |
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (within KSC boundaries)
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linked to:
Merritt Island
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| nearbyFacility |
Launch pads 39A and 39B
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Vehicle Assembly Building ⓘ |
| notableFor |
supporting Space Shuttle landings
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very long runway suitable for spacecraft ⓘ |
| operator |
NASA
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Space Florida ⓘ |
| otherUse |
aerospace vehicle testing
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commercial spaceflight operations ⓘ high‑performance aircraft operations ⓘ research flights ⓘ |
| owner | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kennedy Space Center spaceport complex
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linked to:
Kennedy Space Center
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| primaryUse | Space Shuttle orbiter landings ⓘ |
| purpose |
safe recovery of returning spacecraft
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support of human spaceflight operations ⓘ |
| region |
Cape Canaveral area
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linked to:
Cape Canaveral
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| runwayDesignation | 15/33 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| state | Florida ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NASA
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commercial space companies ⓘ research institutions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility Description of subject: The Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility is a specialized runway complex in Florida designed for the return and landing of NASA’s Space Shuttle orbiters and other aerospace vehicles.
Referenced by (129)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
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linked to: Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
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linked to: Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
Space Shuttle Columbia
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lastFlightLandingPlannedSite
→
Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
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subject linked to:
White Sands Space Harbor (former Shuttle landing site)
linked to: Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
linked to: Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
linked to: Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
linked to: Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
International Microgravity Laboratory 2
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landingSite
→
Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
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subject linked to:
Space Shuttle mission STS-51-C
linked to: Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
subject linked to:
launch-on-need rescue mission STS-400