NASA Docking System (Crew Dragon)
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The NASA Docking System (Crew Dragon) is the standardized, automated interface that enables SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft to safely and reliably dock with the International Space Station and other compatible orbital platforms.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NASA Docking System | 2 |
| Crew Dragon dockings | 1 |
| International Docking System Standard interface | 1 |
| NASA Docking System (Crew Dragon) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T464389 — 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: NASA Docking System (Crew Dragon) Context triple: [Dragon spacecraft, dockingSystem, NASA Docking System (Crew Dragon)]
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A.
Dragon spacecraft
The Dragon spacecraft is SpaceX’s reusable cargo and crew capsule designed to transport supplies and astronauts between Earth and the International Space Station and other orbital destinations.
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B.
Falcon 9 rocket
The Falcon 9 rocket is a partially reusable, two-stage orbital launch vehicle developed by SpaceX that has revolutionized commercial spaceflight through frequent, cost-effective missions and routine booster landings.
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C.
Starliner spacecraft
The Starliner spacecraft is Boeing’s crewed space capsule designed to transport astronauts to and from low Earth orbit, including missions to the International Space Station.
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D.
Canadarm2
Canadarm2 is a large, robotic manipulator arm on the International Space Station used for assembly, maintenance, and spacecraft berthing operations.
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E.
Mobile Servicing System
The Mobile Servicing System is a Canadian-built robotic system on the International Space Station used for assembly, maintenance, and cargo handling 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: NASA Docking System (Crew Dragon) Target entity description: The NASA Docking System (Crew Dragon) is the standardized, automated interface that enables SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft to safely and reliably dock with the International Space Station and other compatible orbital platforms.
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A.
Dragon spacecraft
The Dragon spacecraft is SpaceX’s reusable cargo and crew capsule designed to transport supplies and astronauts between Earth and the International Space Station and other orbital destinations.
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B.
Falcon 9 rocket
The Falcon 9 rocket is a partially reusable, two-stage orbital launch vehicle developed by SpaceX that has revolutionized commercial spaceflight through frequent, cost-effective missions and routine booster landings.
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C.
Starliner spacecraft
The Starliner spacecraft is Boeing’s crewed space capsule designed to transport astronauts to and from low Earth orbit, including missions to the International Space Station.
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D.
Canadarm2
Canadarm2 is a large, robotic manipulator arm on the International Space Station used for assembly, maintenance, and spacecraft berthing operations.
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E.
Mobile Servicing System
The Mobile Servicing System is a Canadian-built robotic system on the International Space Station used for assembly, maintenance, and cargo handling in orbit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
androgynous docking system
ⓘ
spacecraft docking system ⓘ standardized docking interface ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
NASA Docking System (Crew Dragon)
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surface form:
International Docking System Standard interface
NDS ⓘ |
| associatedWithProgram |
International Space Station program
ⓘ
surface form:
International Space Station Program
Commercial Crew Program ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Commercial Crew Program
|
| compatibleWith |
Starliner spacecraft
ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing CST-100 Starliner
International Docking System Standard ⓘ International Space Station program ⓘ
surface form:
International Space Station
Orion spacecraft ⓘ Crew Dragon ⓘ
surface form:
SpaceX Crew Dragon
future ISS visiting vehicles using IDSS ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedFor |
automated docking
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crewed spacecraft ⓘ uncrewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| developer |
NASA
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surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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| dockingMethod | autonomous docking with monitoring by crew and ground ⓘ |
| environment | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| feature |
active and passive docking roles
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androgynous mechanical interface ⓘ automated guidance and capture support ⓘ hard-capture system ⓘ integrated power and data connections ⓘ low-impact docking mechanism ⓘ pressurized tunnel for crew transfer ⓘ redundant latching mechanisms ⓘ soft-capture system ⓘ |
| firstOperationalUse |
Crew Dragon Demo-2
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surface form:
SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission
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| intendedFor | international interoperability of spacecraft docking ⓘ |
| mechanicalInterfaceType | ring-and-petal capture system ⓘ |
| replaces | APAS-95 docking system on new vehicles ⓘ |
| safetyGoal |
controlled load transfer during docking
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reliable structural connection between vehicles ⓘ safe docking of crewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | International Docking System Standard ⓘ |
| supports |
cargo transfer
ⓘ
command and control links ⓘ crew transfer ⓘ data transfer ⓘ power transfer ⓘ video transfer ⓘ |
| usedForMissionType |
commercial crew transportation
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crew rotation missions to ISS ⓘ long-duration ISS expeditions ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Starliner spacecraft
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surface form:
Boeing CST-100 Starliner
Orion spacecraft ⓘ
surface form:
Orion spacecraft (planned)
Crew Dragon ⓘ
surface form:
SpaceX Crew Dragon
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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: NASA Docking System (Crew Dragon) Description of subject: The NASA Docking System (Crew Dragon) is the standardized, automated interface that enables SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft to safely and reliably dock with the International Space Station and other compatible orbital platforms.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NASA Docking System
subject surface form:
NASA Docking System
this entity surface form:
International Docking System Standard interface
subject surface form:
IDA-2
this entity surface form:
Crew Dragon dockings
this entity surface form:
NASA Docking System