Triple

T912681
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject STS-42 E19696 entity
Predicate missionSpecialist P21471 FINISHED
Object Norman E. Thagard E112641 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (3 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Norman E. Thagard | Statement: [STS-42, missionSpecialist, Norman E. Thagard]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Norman E. Thagard
Context triple: [STS-42, missionSpecialist, Norman E. Thagard]
  • A. Norman E. Thagard chosen
    Norman E. Thagard is an American physician, former U.S. Marine Corps officer, and NASA astronaut who became the first American to fly on a Russian spacecraft.
  • B. Mario Bunge
    Mario Bunge was an Argentine philosopher and physicist renowned for his rigorous defense of scientific realism and systematic, naturalistic philosophy across metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics.
  • C. David M. Brown
    David M. Brown was a U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut who served as a mission specialist on the ill-fated Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 mission.
  • D. Terrence Sejnowski
    Terrence Sejnowski is a pioneering computational neuroscientist and machine learning researcher known for foundational contributions to neural networks and learning algorithms.
  • E. James S. Langer
    James S. Langer is an American theoretical physicist known for his work on phase transitions, pattern formation, and the dynamics of nonequilibrium systems.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target predicate: missionSpecialist
Context triple: [STS-42, missionSpecialist, Norman E. Thagard]
  • A. crewModule
    Indicates that an object functions as or contains a crew module, i.e., a section designed to house and support crew members.
  • B. spacecraft
    Indicates that an entity is a vehicle or object designed to travel or operate in outer space.
  • C. missionName
    Indicates the designated title or label assigned to a specific mission or operation.
  • D. usesSpacecraft
    Indicates that one entity operates, employs, or relies on a spacecraft to perform an action or fulfill a function in relation to another entity or context.
  • E. missionProfile
    Indicates the specific set of objectives, conditions, and operational parameters that define how a mission is planned, conducted, and evaluated.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a4939f91a08190ba68c2c81eab90fe completed March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b2f605bc8190a5245aa2ca55cf43 completed March 1, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac119519488190a60aca9bb425f800 completed March 7, 2026, 11:52 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a4b2918ea881908698020b995a8eae completed March 1, 2026, 9:41 p.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a4b2f4e3fc81908c8a2d1fbef9c5d2 completed March 1, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.