SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2
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SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 was the 2012 mission in which SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft became the first commercial vehicle to rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 canonical | 2 |
| Dragon C2+ (as earlier Dragon demo to ISS) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2607848 — 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: SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 Context triple: [Common Berthing Mechanism (Cargo Dragon 1), usedOnFirstVisit, SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2]
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A.
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 was SpaceX’s pioneering Dragon spacecraft test mission that marked the first successful commercial cargo flight to orbit and recovery under NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program.
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B.
SpaceX CRS-10
SpaceX CRS-10 was a NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission that delivered cargo to the International Space Station as part of SpaceX’s Commercial Resupply Services program.
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C.
Crew Dragon Demo-2
Crew Dragon Demo-2 was SpaceX’s first crewed test flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts to the International Space Station as part of the Commercial Crew Program.
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D.
Crew Dragon Demo-1
Crew Dragon Demo-1 was SpaceX’s first uncrewed orbital test flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station, demonstrating key systems ahead of carrying astronauts.
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E.
Crew-1
Crew-1 was SpaceX’s first operational crewed mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft.
- 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: SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 Target entity description: SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 was the 2012 mission in which SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft became the first commercial vehicle to rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program.
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SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 was SpaceX’s pioneering Dragon spacecraft test mission that marked the first successful commercial cargo flight to orbit and recovery under NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program.
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B.
SpaceX CRS-10
SpaceX CRS-10 was a NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission that delivered cargo to the International Space Station as part of SpaceX’s Commercial Resupply Services program.
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C.
Crew Dragon Demo-2
Crew Dragon Demo-2 was SpaceX’s first crewed test flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts to the International Space Station as part of the Commercial Crew Program.
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D.
Crew Dragon Demo-1
Crew Dragon Demo-1 was SpaceX’s first uncrewed orbital test flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station, demonstrating key systems ahead of carrying astronauts.
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E.
Crew-1
Crew-1 was SpaceX’s first operational crewed mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Commercial Orbital Transportation Services mission
ⓘ
orbital spaceflight mission ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
COTS Demo Flight 2
ⓘ
surface form:
COTS 2
COTS 2+ mission ⓘ |
| berthingDate | 2012-05-25 ⓘ |
| berthingMechanism | Common Berthing Mechanism ⓘ |
| berthingTarget | Harmony module nadir port ⓘ |
| cargoType |
pressurized cargo
ⓘ
unpressurized cargo ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewOnSpacecraft | none ⓘ |
| customer | NASA ⓘ |
| destination | International Space Station ⓘ |
| firstOf |
first commercial spacecraft to berth with the International Space Station
ⓘ
first commercial spacecraft to rendezvous with the International Space Station ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Commercial Resupply Services 1 (CRS-1)
ⓘ
surface form:
SpaceX CRS-1
|
| issExpedition | Expedition 31 ⓘ |
| issVisitingVehicle | Dragon ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate | 2012-05-22 ⓘ |
| launchDateTimeUTC | 2012-05-22T07:44:38Z ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Space Launch Complex 40
ⓘ
surface form:
CCAFS SLC-40
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Falcon 9 rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Falcon 9
|
| launchVehicleVersion |
Falcon 9 rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Falcon 9 v1.0
|
| missionDuration | 9 days ⓘ |
| missionEnd | 2012-05-31 ⓘ |
| missionName | COTS Demo Flight 2 ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
demonstrate cargo delivery and return capabilities for NASA COTS
ⓘ
demonstrate rendezvous and berthing capabilities with the ISS ⓘ |
| missionStart | 2012-05-22 ⓘ |
| missionSuccess | true ⓘ |
| missionType | uncrewed cargo demonstration flight ⓘ |
| operator | SpaceX ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| precededBy | SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 ⓘ |
| program |
COTS
ⓘ
NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program ⓘ
surface form:
Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
|
| reentryType | controlled reentry ⓘ |
| rendezvousWith | International Space Station ⓘ |
| returnCapability | downmass return to Earth ⓘ |
| significance | validated SpaceX capability for ISS cargo resupply under NASA commercial program ⓘ |
| spaceAgencyPartner | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Dragon C2+ spacecraft ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | Dragon cargo spacecraft ⓘ |
| splashdownDate | 2012-05-31 ⓘ |
| splashdownLocation | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| targetOrbit | ISS orbit ⓘ |
| unberthingDate | 2012-05-31 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 Description of subject: SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 was the 2012 mission in which SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft became the first commercial vehicle to rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dragon C2+ (as earlier Dragon demo to ISS)