Space Shuttle mission STS-72
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Space Shuttle mission STS-72 was a 1996 NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour flight focused on satellite retrieval and scientific research in low Earth orbit.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Space Shuttle mission STS-72 canonical | 1 |
| Space Shuttle mission STS-72 retrieval of Space Flyer Unit and OAST-Flyer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17359633 — 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: Space Shuttle mission STS-72 Context triple: [Koichi Wakata, hasFlownOn, Space Shuttle mission STS-72]
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A.
Space Shuttle mission STS-67
Space Shuttle mission STS-67 was a 1995 NASA flight of orbiter Endeavour focused on ultraviolet astronomy research using the ASTRO-2 observatory.
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B.
Space Shuttle mission STS-66
Space Shuttle mission STS-66 was a 1994 NASA flight of orbiter Atlantis focused on studying Earth's atmosphere and climate using the ATLAS-3 and CRISTA-SPAS experiments.
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C.
Space Shuttle mission STS-51-C
Space Shuttle mission STS-51-C was a 1985 classified U.S. Department of Defense flight of the orbiter Discovery, notable as the first space mission flown by astronaut Ellison Onizuka.
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D.
Space Shuttle mission STS-64
Space Shuttle mission STS-64 was a 1994 Discovery flight notable for conducting the first untethered U.S. spacewalk in over a decade and testing new EVA and lidar technologies.
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E.
Space Shuttle mission STS-51-I
Space Shuttle mission STS-51-I was a 1985 NASA flight of orbiter Discovery focused on deploying and repairing communications satellites in low Earth orbit.
- 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 mission STS-72 Target entity description: Space Shuttle mission STS-72 was a 1996 NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour flight focused on satellite retrieval and scientific research in low Earth orbit.
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A.
Space Shuttle mission STS-67
Space Shuttle mission STS-67 was a 1995 NASA flight of orbiter Endeavour focused on ultraviolet astronomy research using the ASTRO-2 observatory.
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B.
Space Shuttle mission STS-66
Space Shuttle mission STS-66 was a 1994 NASA flight of orbiter Atlantis focused on studying Earth's atmosphere and climate using the ATLAS-3 and CRISTA-SPAS experiments.
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C.
Space Shuttle mission STS-51-C
Space Shuttle mission STS-51-C was a 1985 classified U.S. Department of Defense flight of the orbiter Discovery, notable as the first space mission flown by astronaut Ellison Onizuka.
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D.
Space Shuttle mission STS-64
Space Shuttle mission STS-64 was a 1994 Discovery flight notable for conducting the first untethered U.S. spacewalk in over a decade and testing new EVA and lidar technologies.
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E.
Space Shuttle mission STS-51-I
Space Shuttle mission STS-51-I was a 1985 NASA flight of orbiter Discovery focused on deploying and repairing communications satellites in low Earth orbit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Brent W. Jett Jr.
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Space Shuttle mission STS-72 retrieval of Space Flyer Unit and OAST-Flyer
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linked to: Space Shuttle mission STS-72