New Shepard
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New Shepard is a reusable suborbital rocket system designed by Blue Origin to carry astronauts and research payloads to the edge of space.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7113579 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Shepard Context triple: [Blue Origin, develops, New Shepard]
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Crew Dragon
Crew Dragon is SpaceX’s reusable, human-rated spacecraft designed to transport astronauts and cargo to and from low Earth orbit, including the International Space Station.
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Dream Chaser spaceplane
The Dream Chaser spaceplane is a reusable lifting-body spacecraft designed by Sierra Space to carry cargo—and potentially crew—to and from low Earth orbit, landing on conventional runways like an airplane.
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Crew Dragon Demo-1
Crew Dragon Demo-1 was SpaceX’s first uncrewed orbital test flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station, demonstrating key systems ahead of carrying astronauts.
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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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Crew Dragon Demo-2
Crew Dragon Demo-2 was SpaceX’s first crewed test flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts to the International Space Station as part of the Commercial Crew Program.
- 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: New Shepard Target entity description: New Shepard is a reusable suborbital rocket system designed by Blue Origin to carry astronauts and research payloads to the edge of space.
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A.
Crew Dragon
Crew Dragon is SpaceX’s reusable, human-rated spacecraft designed to transport astronauts and cargo to and from low Earth orbit, including the International Space Station.
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Dream Chaser spaceplane
The Dream Chaser spaceplane is a reusable lifting-body spacecraft designed by Sierra Space to carry cargo—and potentially crew—to and from low Earth orbit, landing on conventional runways like an airplane.
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Crew Dragon Demo-1
Crew Dragon Demo-1 was SpaceX’s first uncrewed orbital test flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station, demonstrating key systems ahead of carrying astronauts.
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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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Crew Dragon Demo-2
Crew Dragon Demo-2 was SpaceX’s first crewed test flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts to the International Space Station as part of the Commercial Crew Program.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
reusable suborbital launch vehicle
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rocket system ⓘ |
| apogeeCapability |
above 100 kilometers
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above Kármán line ⓘ |
| boosterLanding | powered vertical landing ⓘ |
| boosterRecoveryMethod | propulsive landing on landing pad ⓘ |
| capsuleFeature |
escape system
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large windows ⓘ parachute landing ⓘ |
| capsuleRecoveryMethod | parachutes and retro-thrusters ⓘ |
| companyFounder | Jeff Bezos ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| crewCapacity | 6 ⓘ |
| engineCycle | hydrogen-fueled, liquid oxygen/liquid hydrogen ⓘ |
| engineType |
BE-3
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linked to:
BE-3 engine
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| firstBoosterLanding | 2015-11-23 ⓘ |
| firstHumanFlight | 2021-07-20 ⓘ |
| firstHumanFlightCrewMember |
Jeff Bezos
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Mark Bezos ⓘ Oliver Daemen ⓘ Wally Funk ⓘ |
| firstSuccessfulFlight | 2015 ⓘ |
| flightEnvironment | microgravity for several minutes ⓘ |
| flightPath | straight up and straight down suborbital trajectory ⓘ |
| flightProfile | vertical takeoff, vertical landing ⓘ |
| landingSite | near launch site in West Texas ⓘ |
| launchConfiguration | booster plus crew capsule ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Blue Origin West Texas Launch Site
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linked to:
Launch Site One in West Texas
Corn Ranch ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Blue Origin ⓘ |
| marketSegment |
commercial space tourism
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commercial suborbital research ⓘ |
| maxOccupantsPerFlight | 6 ⓘ |
| missionDuration | approximately 10 to 11 minutes ⓘ |
| missionType | suborbital ballistic trajectory ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alan Shepard ⓘ |
| operator | Blue Origin ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
microgravity research
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suborbital space tourism ⓘ |
| propellant | liquid hydrogen ⓘ |
| reusability |
crew capsule reusable
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first stage booster reusable ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | full-envelope launch escape system ⓘ |
| stages | single-stage booster plus capsule ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| tourismServiceBrand | Blue Origin spaceflight experience ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Shepard Description of subject: New Shepard is a reusable suborbital rocket system designed by Blue Origin to carry astronauts and research payloads to the edge of space.
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
flew on Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital flight on 2021-07-20
Flew on Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital flight on 2021-07-20
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New Shepard
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subject linked to:
flew on Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital flight on 2021-07-20
Flew on Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital flight on 2021-07-20
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relatedProgram
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New Shepard program
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subject linked to:
flew on Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital flight on 2021-07-20
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subject linked to:
Launch Site One in West Texas
subject linked to:
Launch Site One in West Texas
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subject linked to:
Mark Bezos – Jeff Bezos’s brother
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subject linked to:
Wally Funk – aviation pioneer and Mercury 13 member
subject linked to:
Oliver Daemen – Dutch student and paying customer
subject linked to:
Oliver Daemen – Dutch student and paying customer
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First Step refers to early human spaceflight steps with New Shepard
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