IDA
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IDA is a standardized docking interface used on the International Space Station to enable visiting spacecraft to safely dock and transfer crew and cargo.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4570067 — 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: IDA Context triple: [International Docking Adapter, abbreviation, IDA]
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A.
IDA
IDA is the International Development Association, the World Bank Group’s fund that provides concessional loans and grants to the world’s poorest countries.
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B.
ADI
ADI is the station code for Ahmedabad Junction, a major railway hub in the Indian state of Gujarat.
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C.
IA
IA is the standard two-letter U.S. Postal Service abbreviation for the state of Iowa.
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D.
IDEP
IDEP is a regional training and research institute under the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa that focuses on economic development and planning in African countries.
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E.
ICA
ICA is a contemporary art museum in Philadelphia known for its innovative exhibitions and support of emerging artists.
- 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: IDA Target entity description: IDA is a standardized docking interface used on the International Space Station to enable visiting spacecraft to safely dock and transfer crew and cargo.
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A.
IDA
IDA is the International Development Association, the World Bank Group’s fund that provides concessional loans and grants to the world’s poorest countries.
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B.
ADI
ADI is the station code for Ahmedabad Junction, a major railway hub in the Indian state of Gujarat.
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C.
IA
IA is the standard two-letter U.S. Postal Service abbreviation for the state of Iowa.
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D.
IDEP
IDEP is a regional training and research institute under the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa that focuses on economic development and planning in African countries.
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E.
ICA
ICA is a contemporary art museum in Philadelphia known for its innovative exhibitions and support of emerging artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
International Docking Adapter
ⓘ
International Docking Adapter ⓘ International Docking Adapter ⓘ International Docking Adapter ⓘ spacecraft docking interface ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf |
International Docking Adapter
ⓘ
linked to:
International Docking Adapter on ISS
|
| compatibleWith |
Boeing CST-100 Starliner
ⓘ
linked to:
Starliner spacecraft
Crew Dragon ⓘ future ISS visiting vehicles using IDSS ⓘ |
| developedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| developedFor | Commercial Crew Program ⓘ |
| enables |
autonomous docking
ⓘ
crew-controlled docking ⓘ |
| feature |
hard-capture system
ⓘ
interfaces for power and data transfer ⓘ soft-capture system ⓘ tunnel for crew passage ⓘ |
| fullName |
International Docking Adapter
ⓘ
linked to:
International Docking Adapter on ISS
|
| installedOn |
PMA-2
ⓘ
PMA-3 ⓘ
linked to:
PMA-2
|
| launchDate |
2015-06-28
ⓘ
2016-07-18 ⓘ 2019-07-25 ⓘ |
| launchedBy |
SpaceX CRS-18
ⓘ
SpaceX CRS-7 ⓘ SpaceX CRS-9 ⓘ |
| location |
forward port of Harmony module (Node 2) via PMA-2
ⓘ
space-facing (zenith) port of Harmony module (Node 2) via PMA-3 ⓘ |
| mountedOn |
Pressurized Mating Adapter-2
ⓘ
Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | active ⓘ |
| purpose |
enable cargo transfer
ⓘ
enable crew transfer ⓘ enable visiting spacecraft docking ⓘ provide standardized docking interface ⓘ |
| replaces |
APAS-95 docking interface via PMA
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linked to:
APAS docking system
|
| safetyRole |
ensure safe docking alignment
ⓘ
provide structural connection between ISS and visiting spacecraft ⓘ |
| standardizedWith | International Docking System Standard ⓘ |
| status | lost during launch failure ⓘ |
| supports |
NASA Docking System
ⓘ
linked to:
NASA Docking System (Crew Dragon)
|
| usedFor |
cargo resupply missions
ⓘ
crew rotation missions ⓘ |
| usedOn | International Space Station ⓘ |
| variant |
IDA-1
ⓘ
IDA-2 ⓘ
linked to:
IDA
IDA-3 ⓘ
linked to:
IDA
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: IDA Description of subject: IDA is a standardized docking interface used on the International Space Station to enable visiting spacecraft to safely dock and transfer crew and cargo.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
International Docking Adapter on ISS
subject linked to:
International Docking Adapter on ISS
linked to: IDA
subject linked to:
International Docking Adapter on ISS
linked to: IDA
linked to: IDA