Martin Marietta X-24B
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The Martin Marietta X-24B was an experimental lifting-body research aircraft developed in the 1970s to study unpowered reentry and landing techniques that helped pave the way for the Space Shuttle program.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Martin Marietta X-24B canonical | 2 |
| Martin X-24B | 2 |
| Martin-Marietta X-24B | 1 |
| later rebuilt as X-24B | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5333595 — 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: Martin Marietta X-24B Context triple: [NASA X-plane series, includes, Martin Marietta X-24B]
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A.
Martin Marietta X-24A
The Martin Marietta X-24A was an experimental lifting-body research aircraft developed in the late 1960s to study unpowered reentry and landing characteristics for future reusable spacecraft.
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B.
Northrop X-21
The Northrop X-21 was an experimental U.S. jet aircraft of the 1960s designed to test laminar-flow control technology for improved aerodynamic efficiency.
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C.
X-20 Dyna-Soar
The X-20 Dyna-Soar was a U.S. Air Force experimental spaceplane project from the early Cold War era, intended for orbital reconnaissance, bombing, and other military missions before its cancellation in the 1960s.
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D.
Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket
The Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket was a U.S. Navy and NACA experimental research aircraft that became one of the first aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in level flight during the early 1950s.
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E.
Douglas X-3 Stiletto
The Douglas X-3 Stiletto was a slender, jet-powered experimental research aircraft of the early 1950s designed to investigate sustained supersonic flight and advanced aerodynamic concepts for future high-speed aircraft.
- 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: Martin Marietta X-24B Target entity description: The Martin Marietta X-24B was an experimental lifting-body research aircraft developed in the 1970s to study unpowered reentry and landing techniques that helped pave the way for the Space Shuttle program.
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A.
Martin Marietta X-24A
The Martin Marietta X-24A was an experimental lifting-body research aircraft developed in the late 1960s to study unpowered reentry and landing characteristics for future reusable spacecraft.
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B.
Northrop X-21
The Northrop X-21 was an experimental U.S. jet aircraft of the 1960s designed to test laminar-flow control technology for improved aerodynamic efficiency.
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C.
X-20 Dyna-Soar
The X-20 Dyna-Soar was a U.S. Air Force experimental spaceplane project from the early Cold War era, intended for orbital reconnaissance, bombing, and other military missions before its cancellation in the 1960s.
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D.
Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket
The Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket was a U.S. Navy and NACA experimental research aircraft that became one of the first aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in level flight during the early 1950s.
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E.
Douglas X-3 Stiletto
The Douglas X-3 Stiletto was a slender, jet-powered experimental research aircraft of the early 1950s designed to investigate sustained supersonic flight and advanced aerodynamic concepts for future high-speed aircraft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental aircraft
ⓘ
lifting body ⓘ research aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeOrigin | converted from X-24A ⓘ |
| basedOn | Martin Marietta X-24A ⓘ |
| category |
X-plane
ⓘ
experimental military aircraft of the United States ⓘ |
| configuration | lifting-body ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designation | X-24B ⓘ |
| developedFor |
reentry research
ⓘ
unpowered landing research ⓘ |
| displayLocation | National Museum of the United States Air Force ⓘ |
| era | 1970s ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1973-08-01 ⓘ |
| flightRegimeTested |
subsonic
ⓘ
supersonic ⓘ transonic ⓘ |
| influenced |
Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
linked to:
NASA Space Shuttle program
|
| landingType | unpowered landing ⓘ |
| lastFlightDate | 1975-11-26 ⓘ |
| launchMethod | air-launched from B-52 mothership ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Martin Marietta ⓘ |
| noseShape | sharper nose than X-24A ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 1 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
NASA
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | NASA lifting body program ⓘ |
| predecessor | Martin Marietta X-24A ⓘ |
| programPartners |
NASA
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| propulsion | rocket-powered ⓘ |
| reentrySimulation | yes ⓘ |
| researchContribution | data for Space Shuttle landing guidance and control ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
aerodynamic characteristics of lifting bodies
ⓘ
approach and landing profiles for reentry vehicles ⓘ |
| roleInSpaceShuttleDevelopment | validated lifting-body reentry and landing techniques ⓘ |
| runwayLanding | yes ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | vertical fins ⓘ |
| testLocation | Edwards Air Force Base ⓘ |
| testPilot |
Bill Dana
ⓘ
John Manke ⓘ Tom McMurtry ⓘ |
| usedFor | pilot training in lifting-body handling qualities ⓘ |
| wingType | tailless lifting body ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Martin Marietta X-24B Description of subject: The Martin Marietta X-24B was an experimental lifting-body research aircraft developed in the 1970s to study unpowered reentry and landing techniques that helped pave the way for the Space Shuttle program.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Martin Marietta X-24B
linked to: Martin Marietta X-24B
linked to: Martin Marietta X-24B
subject linked to:
Rockwell X-24C concept
linked to: Martin Marietta X-24B