Spacelab Life Sciences-2
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Spacelab Life Sciences-2 was a Space Shuttle laboratory module dedicated to conducting advanced biomedical and life sciences experiments in microgravity to better understand how spaceflight affects living organisms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spacelab Life Sciences 2 | 1 |
| Spacelab Life Sciences-2 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6079793 — 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: Spacelab Life Sciences-2 Context triple: [STS-58, payload, Spacelab Life Sciences-2]
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A.
Spacelab 2
Spacelab 2 was a 1985 Space Shuttle science mission focused on astronomy and microgravity experiments using the European-built Spacelab laboratory module.
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B.
Spacelab 1
Spacelab 1 was the first operational flight of the European-built Spacelab laboratory module, conducting a wide range of scientific experiments aboard the Space Shuttle in 1983.
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C.
International Microgravity Laboratory 2
International Microgravity Laboratory 2 was a Space Shuttle-based Spacelab mission dedicated to conducting a wide range of microgravity science experiments in low Earth orbit.
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D.
Spacelab-J
Spacelab-J was a 1992 Space Shuttle science mission that conducted joint U.S.–Japanese microgravity experiments aboard a Spacelab module.
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E.
International Microgravity Laboratory 1
International Microgravity Laboratory 1 was a 1992 Space Shuttle Spacelab mission dedicated to conducting a wide range of microgravity science experiments in orbit.
- 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: Spacelab Life Sciences-2 Target entity description: Spacelab Life Sciences-2 was a Space Shuttle laboratory module dedicated to conducting advanced biomedical and life sciences experiments in microgravity to better understand how spaceflight affects living organisms.
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A.
Spacelab 2
Spacelab 2 was a 1985 Space Shuttle science mission focused on astronomy and microgravity experiments using the European-built Spacelab laboratory module.
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B.
Spacelab 1
Spacelab 1 was the first operational flight of the European-built Spacelab laboratory module, conducting a wide range of scientific experiments aboard the Space Shuttle in 1983.
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C.
International Microgravity Laboratory 2
International Microgravity Laboratory 2 was a Space Shuttle-based Spacelab mission dedicated to conducting a wide range of microgravity science experiments in low Earth orbit.
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D.
Spacelab-J
Spacelab-J was a 1992 Space Shuttle science mission that conducted joint U.S.–Japanese microgravity experiments aboard a Spacelab module.
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E.
International Microgravity Laboratory 1
International Microgravity Laboratory 1 was a 1992 Space Shuttle Spacelab mission dedicated to conducting a wide range of microgravity science experiments in orbit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Space Shuttle payload
ⓘ
Spacelab mission ⓘ spaceflight life sciences mission ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
SLS-2
ⓘ
linked to:
SLS-1
|
| contributedTo |
development of countermeasures for long-duration spaceflight
ⓘ
understanding of human adaptation to spaceflight ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crewSize | 7 ⓘ |
| flownOnMission | STS-58 ⓘ |
| focus |
effects of microgravity on animals
ⓘ
effects of microgravity on cells and tissues ⓘ effects of microgravity on humans ⓘ |
| includedPayload |
Spacelab pallets
ⓘ
Spacelab tunnel ⓘ
linked to:
Spacelab laboratory module
pressurized Spacelab module ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1993-11-01 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1993-10-18 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B ⓘ |
| missionCommander | John E. Blaha ⓘ |
| missionDuration |
0 hours
ⓘ
12 minutes ⓘ 14 days ⓘ |
| missionPilot | Richard A. Searfoss ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
David A. Wolf
ⓘ
linked to:
David Wolf
Margaret Rhea Seddon ⓘ William S. McArthur Jr. ⓘ |
| operatedOn | Space Shuttle Columbia ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spacelab program
ⓘ
linked to:
Spacelab missions
|
| payloadCommander |
Shannon W. Lucid
ⓘ
linked to:
Shannon Lucid
|
| payloadSpecialist | Martin J. Fettman ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Spacelab Life Sciences-1
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linked to:
Spacelab Life Sciences 1
|
| primaryObjective |
conduct biomedical experiments in microgravity
ⓘ
study how spaceflight affects living organisms ⓘ |
| researchField |
cardiovascular physiology
ⓘ
comparative physiology ⓘ developmental biology ⓘ human physiology ⓘ immunology ⓘ life sciences ⓘ musculoskeletal physiology ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ space medicine ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | NASA Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications ⓘ |
| usedFor |
advanced biomedical experiments in microgravity
ⓘ
life sciences experiments in microgravity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Spacelab Life Sciences-2 Description of subject: Spacelab Life Sciences-2 was a Space Shuttle laboratory module dedicated to conducting advanced biomedical and life sciences experiments in microgravity to better understand how spaceflight affects living organisms.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Spacelab Life Sciences-2