Space Shuttle ISS assembly flights

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International Space Station assembly campaign Space Shuttle mission series spaceflight program phase

Space Shuttle ISS assembly flights were a series of NASA Space Shuttle missions dedicated to constructing, outfitting, and supplying the International Space Station in low Earth orbit.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
International Space Station assembly missions	3
ISS assembly mission 2J/A	1
International Space Station assembly flights	1
International Space Station assembly sequence	1
Space Shuttle ISS assembly flights canonical	1
Space Shuttle missions in the 1990s	1
Space Shuttle missions to the International Space Station	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T679636 — 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: Space Shuttle ISS assembly flights
Context triple: [International Space Station program, hasComponentProgram, Space Shuttle ISS assembly flights]

A. NASA Space Shuttle program
The NASA Space Shuttle program was the United States' reusable spacecraft initiative that operated from 1981 to 2011, enabling routine human spaceflight, satellite deployment, and International Space Station construction and servicing.
B. International Space Station program
The International Space Station program is a multinational collaborative effort to design, build, and operate a permanently crewed orbital research laboratory in low Earth orbit.
C. Spacelab missions
Spacelab missions were a series of reusable laboratory flights carried in the Space Shuttle’s payload bay that enabled astronauts to conduct extensive microgravity and scientific research in Earth orbit.
D. Space Shuttle orbiter
The Space Shuttle orbiter was NASA’s reusable winged spacecraft that carried astronauts and cargo to and from low Earth orbit as part of the Space Shuttle program.
E. STS-125
STS-125 was NASA’s final Space Shuttle servicing mission to upgrade and repair the Hubble Space Telescope, extending its scientific capabilities and operational life.
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: Space Shuttle ISS assembly flights
Target entity description: Space Shuttle ISS assembly flights were a series of NASA Space Shuttle missions dedicated to constructing, outfitting, and supplying the International Space Station in low Earth orbit.

A. NASA Space Shuttle program
The NASA Space Shuttle program was the United States' reusable spacecraft initiative that operated from 1981 to 2011, enabling routine human spaceflight, satellite deployment, and International Space Station construction and servicing.
B. International Space Station program
The International Space Station program is a multinational collaborative effort to design, build, and operate a permanently crewed orbital research laboratory in low Earth orbit.
C. Spacelab missions
Spacelab missions were a series of reusable laboratory flights carried in the Space Shuttle’s payload bay that enabled astronauts to conduct extensive microgravity and scientific research in Earth orbit.
D. Space Shuttle orbiter
The Space Shuttle orbiter was NASA’s reusable winged spacecraft that carried astronauts and cargo to and from low Earth orbit as part of the Space Shuttle program.
E. STS-125
STS-125 was NASA’s final Space Shuttle servicing mission to upgrade and repair the Hubble Space Telescope, extending its scientific capabilities and operational life.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	International Space Station assembly campaign ⓘ Space Shuttle mission series ⓘ spaceflight program phase ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
destination	International Space Station ⓘ linked to: International Space Station program
endTime	2011 ⓘ
location	low Earth orbit ⓘ
notableFlight	STS-100 ⓘ STS-110 ⓘ STS-115 ⓘ STS-116 ⓘ STS-117 ⓘ STS-118 ⓘ STS-120 ⓘ STS-122 ⓘ STS-123 ⓘ STS-124 ⓘ STS-126 ⓘ STS-127 ⓘ STS-128 ⓘ STS-129 ⓘ STS-130 ⓘ STS-131 ⓘ STS-132 ⓘ STS-133 ⓘ STS-134 ⓘ STS-135 ⓘ STS-88 ⓘ STS-92 ⓘ STS-97 ⓘ
operator	NASA ⓘ
orbitType	low Earth orbit ⓘ
partOf	International Space Station program ⓘ Space Shuttle program ⓘ linked to: NASA Space Shuttle program
purpose	construction of the International Space Station ⓘ outfitting of the International Space Station ⓘ resupply of the International Space Station ⓘ
startTime	1998 ⓘ
usedFor	assembly of ISS backbone truss ⓘ crew rotation to the ISS ⓘ delivery of ISS modules ⓘ delivery of crew quarters and life support equipment ⓘ delivery of pressurized logistics modules ⓘ delivery of scientific equipment ⓘ delivery of solar arrays ⓘ delivery of truss segments ⓘ installation of ISS laboratories ⓘ return of cargo from the ISS ⓘ support of long-duration ISS expeditions ⓘ
usedSpacecraft	Space Shuttle Atlantis ⓘ Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ Space Shuttle Columbia ⓘ Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ Space Shuttle Endeavour ⓘ

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