International Space Station expedition

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human spaceflight mission long-duration spaceflight mission program space station crew rotation program

The International Space Station expedition is a long-duration mission program in which rotating crews of astronauts and cosmonauts live and work aboard the ISS to conduct scientific research and maintain the orbiting laboratory.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
International Space Station missions	5
International Space Station expedition canonical	3
ISS Expedition program	1
International Space Station assembly mission	1
International Space Station expeditions	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5442357 — 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: International Space Station expedition
Context triple: [Barry Wilmore, participantIn, International Space Station expedition]

A. International Space Station Expedition 26
International Space Station Expedition 26 was a long-duration mission aboard the ISS during 2010–2011, involving an international crew conducting scientific research and station maintenance in low Earth orbit.
B. International Space Station program
The International Space Station program is a multinational collaborative effort to design, build, and operate a permanently crewed orbital research laboratory in low Earth orbit.
C. International Space Station
The International Space Station is a permanently crewed modular space laboratory in low Earth orbit that serves as a multinational research facility and technology testbed.
D. Expedition 28
Expedition 28 was a long-duration crewed mission to the International Space Station in 2011, overseeing scientific research and station operations during the final flights of the Space Shuttle program.
E. Expedition 15 to Expedition 16
Expedition 15 to Expedition 16 refers to the transition period between two long-duration International Space Station crews, marked by the handover of station operations and responsibilities from the outgoing Expedition 15 team to the incoming Expedition 16 crew.
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: International Space Station expedition
Target entity description: The International Space Station expedition is a long-duration mission program in which rotating crews of astronauts and cosmonauts live and work aboard the ISS to conduct scientific research and maintain the orbiting laboratory.

A. International Space Station Expedition 26
International Space Station Expedition 26 was a long-duration mission aboard the ISS during 2010–2011, involving an international crew conducting scientific research and station maintenance in low Earth orbit.
B. International Space Station program
The International Space Station program is a multinational collaborative effort to design, build, and operate a permanently crewed orbital research laboratory in low Earth orbit.
C. International Space Station
The International Space Station is a permanently crewed modular space laboratory in low Earth orbit that serves as a multinational research facility and technology testbed.
D. Expedition 28
Expedition 28 was a long-duration crewed mission to the International Space Station in 2011, overseeing scientific research and station operations during the final flights of the Space Shuttle program.
E. Expedition 15 to Expedition 16
Expedition 15 to Expedition 16 refers to the transition period between two long-duration International Space Station crews, marked by the handover of station operations and responsibilities from the outgoing Expedition 15 team to the incoming Expedition 16 crew.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human spaceflight mission ⓘ long-duration spaceflight mission program ⓘ space station crew rotation program ⓘ
hasCrew	astronauts ⓘ cosmonauts ⓘ
hasCrewSizeRange	typically 3 to 10 people ⓘ
hasDuration	typically several months ⓘ
hasEnvironment	low Earth orbit ⓘ
hasFeature	continuous human presence in space ⓘ
hasLanguageOfOperation	English ⓘ Russian ⓘ
hasPurpose	conduct scientific research in microgravity ⓘ maintain and operate the International Space Station ⓘ perform technology demonstrations ⓘ support international cooperation in space ⓘ
hasResearchField	Earth and space science ⓘ biology ⓘ fluid physics ⓘ human physiology ⓘ materials science ⓘ technology development ⓘ
involvesActivity	Earth observation ⓘ cargo transfer operations ⓘ crew medical monitoring ⓘ educational outreach ⓘ microgravity experiments ⓘ spacewalks ⓘ station maintenance ⓘ
isCooperativeProgramOf	multiple international space agencies ⓘ
operatedBy	CSA ⓘ ESA ⓘ JAXA ⓘ linked to: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency NASA ⓘ Roscosmos ⓘ
orbitsBody	Earth ⓘ
partOf	International Space Station program ⓘ
startedWith	Expedition 1 ⓘ
supportsProgram	commercial crew program ⓘ commercial resupply services ⓘ
usesFacility	International Space Station ⓘ
usesModule	Columbus laboratory module ⓘ linked to: Columbus Laboratory Module Destiny laboratory module ⓘ linked to: Destiny laboratory Kibo laboratory module ⓘ linked to: Kibo laboratory Zvezda service module ⓘ various ISS research racks ⓘ
usesSpacecraft	Boeing CST-100 Starliner ⓘ linked to: Starliner spacecraft Soyuz spacecraft ⓘ SpaceX Crew Dragon ⓘ linked to: Crew Dragon

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