STS-126
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STS-126 was a 2008 Space Shuttle Endeavour mission to the International Space Station focused on delivering equipment and supplies to expand the station’s crew capacity and perform maintenance and upgrades.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| STS-126 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3911425 — 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: STS-126 Context triple: [Space Shuttle ISS assembly flights, notableFlight, STS-126]
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A.
STS-123
STS-123 was a NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour mission to the International Space Station in 2008 that delivered key components including Japan’s Kibo logistics module and the Canadian-built Dextre robotic system.
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B.
STS-121
STS-121 was a 2006 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission focused on testing new safety improvements and resupply of the International Space Station as part of the post-Columbia "Return to Flight" efforts.
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C.
STS-96
STS-96 was a 1999 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission that performed the first docking with the International Space Station after its initial assembly flights, delivering supplies and equipment.
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D.
STS-127
STS-127 was a 2009 NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour mission to the International Space Station that delivered and assembled key components of Japan’s Kibo laboratory.
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E.
STS-124
STS-124 was a NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission to the International Space Station in 2008 that delivered and installed Japan’s Kibo laboratory module.
- 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: STS-126 Target entity description: STS-126 was a 2008 Space Shuttle Endeavour mission to the International Space Station focused on delivering equipment and supplies to expand the station’s crew capacity and perform maintenance and upgrades.
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A.
STS-123
STS-123 was a NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour mission to the International Space Station in 2008 that delivered key components including Japan’s Kibo logistics module and the Canadian-built Dextre robotic system.
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B.
STS-121
STS-121 was a 2006 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission focused on testing new safety improvements and resupply of the International Space Station as part of the post-Columbia "Return to Flight" efforts.
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C.
STS-96
STS-96 was a 1999 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission that performed the first docking with the International Space Station after its initial assembly flights, delivering supplies and equipment.
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D.
STS-127
STS-127 was a 2009 NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour mission to the International Space Station that delivered and assembled key components of Japan’s Kibo laboratory.
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E.
STS-124
STS-124 was a NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission to the International Space Station in 2008 that delivered and installed Japan’s Kibo laboratory module.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spaceflight
ⓘ
Space Shuttle mission ⓘ |
| apoapsis | 353 km ⓘ |
| broughtToISS | Sandra H. Magnus as Expedition 18 flight engineer ⓘ |
| commander | Christopher J. Ferguson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewMember |
Christopher J. Ferguson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Donald R. Pettit ⓘ Eric A. Boe ⓘ Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper ⓘ Robert S. Kimbrough NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Magnus ⓘ
surface form:
Sandra H. Magnus
Stephen G. Bowen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewSize | 7 ⓘ |
| deliveredCargo |
Exercise equipment
ⓘ
Galley and crew quarters equipment ⓘ Leonardo Permanent Multipurpose Module ⓘ
surface form:
Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo
Water recovery system hardware ⓘ |
| destination | International Space Station ⓘ |
| EVA |
EVA 1 by Stefanyshyn-Piper and Bowen
ⓘ
EVA 2 by Stefanyshyn-Piper and Kimbrough ⓘ EVA 3 by Bowen and Kimbrough ⓘ EVA 4 by Bowen and Kimbrough ⓘ |
| EVAcount | 4 ⓘ |
| EVAobjective |
install new ISS equipment and perform maintenance
ⓘ
service and lubricate starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint ⓘ |
| followedBy | STS-119 ⓘ |
| inclination | 51.6 degrees ⓘ |
| landingDate | 2008-11-30 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Edwards Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2008-11-14 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Space Shuttle Endeavour
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle Endeavour OV-105
|
| missionDuration | 15 days 20 hours 29 minutes ⓘ |
| missionNumber |
Endeavour flight 22
ⓘ
ISS assembly flight ULF2 ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
Donald R. Pettit
ⓘ
Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper ⓘ Robert S. Kimbrough NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Magnus ⓘ
surface form:
Sandra H. Magnus
Stephen G. Bowen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | perform maintenance and upgrades on the ISS ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitsCompleted | 250 ⓘ |
| periapsis | 338 km ⓘ |
| pilot | Eric A. Boe ⓘ |
| precededBy | STS-124 ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | deliver equipment and supplies to expand ISS crew capacity to six ⓘ |
| program |
NASA Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| returnedFromISS | Gregory E. Chamitoff ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Space Shuttle Endeavour ⓘ |
| yearOfMission | 2008 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: STS-126 Description of subject: STS-126 was a 2008 Space Shuttle Endeavour mission to the International Space Station focused on delivering equipment and supplies to expand the station’s crew capacity and perform maintenance and upgrades.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.