Expedition 18
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Expedition 18 was a long-duration International Space Station mission during which a multinational crew conducted scientific research and station maintenance in low Earth orbit.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Expedition 18 canonical | 4 |
| Koichi Wakata launched to ISS to join Expedition 18 | 1 |
| Sandra Magnus returned to Earth from ISS Expedition 18 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9635340 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Expedition 18 Context triple: [Sandra Magnus, spaceMission, Expedition 18]
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A.
Expedition 20
Expedition 20 was a long-duration International Space Station mission that marked the first time the station was continuously staffed by a six-person crew.
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B.
Expedition 15
Expedition 15 was a long-duration International Space Station mission in 2007 that included NASA astronaut Sunita Williams among its crew.
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C.
Expedition 14
Expedition 14 was a long-duration International Space Station mission during which NASA astronaut Sunita Williams began her first spaceflight and set early records for spacewalking by a woman.
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D.
Expedition 13
Expedition 13 was a long-duration crew mission to the International Space Station in 2006, focused on station maintenance, scientific research, and preparation for future exploration.
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E.
Expedition 8
Expedition 8 was a long-duration International Space Station mission during which a small crew lived and worked in orbit, conducting scientific research and station maintenance.
- 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: Expedition 18 Target entity description: Expedition 18 was a long-duration International Space Station mission during which a multinational crew conducted scientific research and station maintenance in low Earth orbit.
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A.
Expedition 20
Expedition 20 was a long-duration International Space Station mission that marked the first time the station was continuously staffed by a six-person crew.
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B.
Expedition 15
Expedition 15 was a long-duration International Space Station mission in 2007 that included NASA astronaut Sunita Williams among its crew.
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C.
Expedition 14
Expedition 14 was a long-duration International Space Station mission during which NASA astronaut Sunita Williams began her first spaceflight and set early records for spacewalking by a woman.
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D.
Expedition 13
Expedition 13 was a long-duration crew mission to the International Space Station in 2006, focused on station maintenance, scientific research, and preparation for future exploration.
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E.
Expedition 8
Expedition 8 was a long-duration International Space Station mission during which a small crew lived and worked in orbit, conducting scientific research and station maintenance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
International Space Station expedition
ⓘ
space mission ⓘ |
| commander | Michael Fincke ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Japan
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crewSize | 3 ⓘ |
| durationDays | 178 ⓘ |
| endDate | 2009-04-08 ⓘ |
| flightEngineer |
Koichi Wakata
ⓘ
Sandra Magnus ⓘ Yury Lonchakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Expedition 19 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Soyuz TMA-13 ⓘ |
| missionType | long-duration ISS expedition ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
continued assembly and maintenance of the International Space Station
ⓘ
participation of spaceflight participants Richard Garriott and Charles Simonyi ⓘ transition of ISS crew rotation via Soyuz TMA-13 and Soyuz TMA-14 ⓘ |
| numberOfSpacewalks | 5 ⓘ |
| orbit | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| precededBy | Expedition 17 ⓘ |
| primaryActivities |
scientific research
ⓘ
station maintenance ⓘ |
| program | International Space Station program ⓘ |
| researchField |
Earth observation
ⓘ
biology ⓘ human physiology ⓘ materials science ⓘ microgravity science ⓘ |
| returnVehicle |
Soyuz TMA-13
ⓘ
Soyuz TMA-14 ⓘ |
| spaceAgencyInvolved |
ESA
ⓘ
JAXA ⓘ
linked to:
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
NASA ⓘ Roscosmos ⓘ |
| spacecraftDockedDuringMission |
Space Shuttle Discovery STS-119
ⓘ
linked to:
STS-119
Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-126 ⓘ
linked to:
STS-126
|
| spaceStation | International Space Station ⓘ |
| spacewalkConducted | yes ⓘ |
| spacewalkFrom |
Pirs docking compartment
ⓘ
Quest airlock ⓘ
linked to:
Quest Joint Airlock
|
| startDate | 2008-10-12 ⓘ |
| visitingCrewMember |
Charles Simonyi
ⓘ
Edward Michael Fincke ⓘ Gregory Chamitoff ⓘ Oleg Kononenko ⓘ Richard Garriott ⓘ
linked to:
Garriott
Sergei Volkov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Expedition 18 Description of subject: Expedition 18 was a long-duration International Space Station mission during which a multinational crew conducted scientific research and station maintenance in low Earth orbit.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Expedition 18
linked to: Expedition 18