spaceship Nostromo
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The spaceship Nostromo is the commercial towing vessel whose crew encounters a deadly extraterrestrial creature in the science-fiction horror film "Alien" (1979).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| spaceship Nostromo canonical | 2 |
| commercial towing spaceship Nostromo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4356010 — 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: spaceship Nostromo Context triple: [Alien (1979 film), setOn, spaceship Nostromo]
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A.
Axiom (spaceship)
Axiom is the massive, luxurious starliner spaceship in the animated film "WALL-E," where humanity lives in a state of comfortable, technology-dependent exile from Earth.
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B.
Heart of Gold (spaceship)
The Heart of Gold is the revolutionary starship from Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," famed for its Infinite Improbability Drive and absurd, reality-warping adventures.
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C.
Byzantium starship
The Byzantium starship is a crashed spacecraft in the Doctor Who universe, best known as the setting of the Eleventh Doctor’s encounter with the Weeping Angels and River Song in "The Time of Angels."
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D.
SkyPier
SkyPier is a high-speed ferry terminal at Hong Kong International Airport that provides direct sea-to-air and air-to-sea transfer services between the airport and cities in the Pearl River Delta region.
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E.
Class 220 Voyager
The Class 220 Voyager is a high-speed diesel-electric multiple unit train used on intercity services across the UK rail network.
- 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: spaceship Nostromo Target entity description: The spaceship Nostromo is the commercial towing vessel whose crew encounters a deadly extraterrestrial creature in the science-fiction horror film "Alien" (1979).
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A.
Axiom (spaceship)
Axiom is the massive, luxurious starliner spaceship in the animated film "WALL-E," where humanity lives in a state of comfortable, technology-dependent exile from Earth.
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B.
Heart of Gold (spaceship)
The Heart of Gold is the revolutionary starship from Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," famed for its Infinite Improbability Drive and absurd, reality-warping adventures.
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C.
Byzantium starship
The Byzantium starship is a crashed spacecraft in the Doctor Who universe, best known as the setting of the Eleventh Doctor’s encounter with the Weeping Angels and River Song in "The Time of Angels."
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D.
SkyPier
SkyPier is a high-speed ferry terminal at Hong Kong International Airport that provides direct sea-to-air and air-to-sea transfer services between the airport and cities in the Pearl River Delta region.
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E.
Class 220 Voyager
The Class 220 Voyager is a high-speed diesel-electric multiple unit train used on intercity services across the UK rail network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional spacecraft
ⓘ
spaceship ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Alien
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alien (1979 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captain | Arthur Dallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cargo |
mined ore
ⓘ
refinery platform ⓘ |
| chiefEngineer | Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Lockmart CM-88B Bison M-Class starfreighter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| companyPolicyElement | special order 937 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewContract | shares-based bonus system ⓘ |
| crewSize | 7 ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | self-destruct sequence ⓘ |
| destructionSurvivor |
Ellen Ripley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jonesy the cat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineer | Brett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveOfficer | Kane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate | destroyed ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Ridley Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| genreContext | science fiction horror ⓘ |
| hasComputer | MU-TH-UR 6000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crew hypersleep chamber
ⓘ
detachable refinery module ⓘ shuttlecraft Narcissus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landsOn | LV-426 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 243 meters ⓘ |
| missionType | commercial towing ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nostromo (novel by Joseph Conrad) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigator | Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Mother NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | encounter with Xenomorph organism ⓘ |
| operator | Weyland-Yutani Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prefix | USCSS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | deep space ⓘ |
| propulsion |
faster-than-light drive
ⓘ
sublight engines ⓘ |
| receivesSignalFrom | planetoid LV-426 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| registration | USCSS Nostromo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | commercial towing vehicle ⓘ |
| scienceOfficer | Ash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDesignBy |
Chris Foss
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ron Cobb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| towingCapacity | large refinery platform ⓘ |
| universe | Alien franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualStyle | industrial and utilitarian ⓘ |
| warrantOfficer | Ellen Ripley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: spaceship Nostromo Description of subject: The spaceship Nostromo is the commercial towing vessel whose crew encounters a deadly extraterrestrial creature in the science-fiction horror film "Alien" (1979).
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.