Launch Site One in West Texas
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Launch Site One in West Texas is Blue Origin’s private rocket launch and test facility used for developing and flying its reusable suborbital and orbital vehicles.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blue Origin West Texas Launch Site | 1 |
| Blue Origin West Texas launch complex | 1 |
| Launch Site One in West Texas canonical | 1 |
| West Texas test site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7113589 — 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: Launch Site One in West Texas Context triple: [Blue Origin, operates, Launch Site One in West Texas]
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A.
Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas
Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas is SpaceX’s primary private spaceport and development facility for testing and launching next-generation rockets such as Starship.
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B.
White Sands Space Harbor (former Shuttle landing site)
White Sands Space Harbor is a runway complex in New Mexico that served as an alternate landing site for NASA’s Space Shuttle program.
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C.
Launch Complex 18
Launch Complex 18 is a former U.S. launch facility at Cape Canaveral used primarily for early missile and space vehicle tests during the Cold War era.
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D.
Spaceport America
Spaceport America is a commercial spaceport in New Mexico designed for private spaceflight operations and space tourism.
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E.
Launch Complex 41
Launch Complex 41 is a Cape Canaveral launch site historically used for major NASA planetary missions, including the Viking 1 Mars lander.
- 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: Launch Site One in West Texas Target entity description: Launch Site One in West Texas is Blue Origin’s private rocket launch and test facility used for developing and flying its reusable suborbital and orbital vehicles.
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A.
Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas
Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas is SpaceX’s primary private spaceport and development facility for testing and launching next-generation rockets such as Starship.
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B.
White Sands Space Harbor (former Shuttle landing site)
White Sands Space Harbor is a runway complex in New Mexico that served as an alternate landing site for NASA’s Space Shuttle program.
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C.
Launch Complex 18
Launch Complex 18 is a former U.S. launch facility at Cape Canaveral used primarily for early missile and space vehicle tests during the Cold War era.
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D.
Spaceport America
Spaceport America is a commercial spaceport in New Mexico designed for private spaceflight operations and space tourism.
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E.
Launch Complex 41
Launch Complex 41 is a Cape Canaveral launch site historically used for major NASA planetary missions, including the Viking 1 Mars lander.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rocket launch site
ⓘ
spaceport ⓘ |
| access | not open to the general public ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| environment |
remote area
ⓘ
sparsely populated region ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
crew preparation facilities
ⓘ
customer facilities for spaceflight participants ⓘ ground support equipment ⓘ integration facilities ⓘ landing pad ⓘ launch pad ⓘ mission control center ⓘ rocket engine test stands ⓘ |
| hasRunway | no ⓘ |
| landingProfile | vertical landing of booster ⓘ |
| launchDirection | primarily vertical suborbital trajectories ⓘ |
| launchesFrom |
New Shepard booster
ⓘ
New Shepard crew capsule ⓘ
linked to:
New Shepard
|
| launchProfile | vertical takeoff ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Culberson County, Texas
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ West Texas ⓘ desert region of West Texas ⓘ |
| notableEvent | site of first crewed New Shepard flight with Jeff Bezos in July 2021 ⓘ |
| operator | Blue Origin ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Blue Origin ⓘ |
| ownershipType | privately owned ⓘ |
| partOf | Blue Origin launch infrastructure ⓘ |
| primaryVehicleTested | New Shepard ⓘ |
| safetyConsideration | remote location chosen to reduce risk to populated areas ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supportsMissionType |
crewed suborbital missions
ⓘ
research payload missions ⓘ space tourism missions ⓘ uncrewed suborbital missions ⓘ |
| supportsVehicleType |
reusable vertical-takeoff-vertical-landing rocket
ⓘ
suborbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial space tourism flights
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crew training operations ⓘ engine testing ⓘ microgravity research flights ⓘ reusable launch vehicle testing ⓘ rocket landing ⓘ rocket launch ⓘ suborbital flight operations ⓘ test flights ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Launch Site One in West Texas Description of subject: Launch Site One in West Texas is Blue Origin’s private rocket launch and test facility used for developing and flying its reusable suborbital and orbital vehicles.
Referenced by (4)
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