astronaut William C. McCool
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Astronaut William C. McCool was the pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia’s final mission, STS-107, and one of the seven crew members who died when the orbiter disintegrated during re-entry in 2003.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| astronaut William C. McCool canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15268619 — 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: astronaut William C. McCool Context triple: [William C. McCool Regional Park, commemorates, astronaut William C. McCool]
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A.
Edward D. White
Edward D. White was the ninth Chief Justice of the United States, known for his conservative jurisprudence and influential role on the Supreme Court in the early 20th century.
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B.
Edward J. White
Edward J. White was an American film producer known for his work on mid-20th-century Westerns and genre pictures.
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C.
Edward White
Edward White was a NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force officer best known as the first American to conduct a spacewalk during the Gemini 4 mission.
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D.
Glenn Stafford
Glenn Stafford is an American video game music composer best known for his influential scores for Blizzard Entertainment titles such as StarCraft and the Warcraft series.
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E.
Hank Worden
Hank Worden was an American character actor best known for his frequent appearances in Western films, particularly in collaborations with director John Ford and star John Wayne.
- 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: astronaut William C. McCool Target entity description: Astronaut William C. McCool was the pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia’s final mission, STS-107, and one of the seven crew members who died when the orbiter disintegrated during re-entry in 2003.
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A.
Edward D. White
Edward D. White was the ninth Chief Justice of the United States, known for his conservative jurisprudence and influential role on the Supreme Court in the early 20th century.
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B.
Edward J. White
Edward J. White was an American film producer known for his work on mid-20th-century Westerns and genre pictures.
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C.
Edward White
Edward White was a NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force officer best known as the first American to conduct a spacewalk during the Gemini 4 mission.
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D.
Glenn Stafford
Glenn Stafford is an American video game music composer best known for his influential scores for Blizzard Entertainment titles such as StarCraft and the Warcraft series.
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E.
Hank Worden
Hank Worden was an American character actor best known for his frequent appearances in Western films, particularly in collaborations with director John Ford and star John Wayne.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.