Corn Ranch, West Texas
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Corn Ranch in West Texas is Blue Origin’s private spaceport used for testing and launching its New Shepard suborbital rockets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corn Ranch, West Texas canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7113590 — 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: Corn Ranch, West Texas Context triple: [Blue Origin, hasLaunchSite, Corn Ranch, West Texas]
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A.
Muir–Strentzel ranch
The Muir–Strentzel ranch was the California homestead and fruit-growing estate of the Strentzel and Muir families, closely associated with naturalist John Muir’s life and work.
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B.
McCormick Ranch
McCormick Ranch is a large master-planned residential and resort community in Scottsdale, Arizona, known for its golf courses, lakes, and extensive greenbelt paths.
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C.
Prairie Chapel Ranch
Prairie Chapel Ranch is the rural Texas estate owned by former U.S. President George W. Bush, often associated with his presidency and personal retreat.
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D.
De la Garza family ranch
The De la Garza family ranch is the traditional, authoritarian household and primary setting of Laura Esquivel’s novel "Like Water for Chocolate," where much of the story’s family drama and magical realism unfold.
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E.
Brown Canyon Ranch
Brown Canyon Ranch is a historic homestead and ranch property near Sierra Vista, Arizona, known for its preserved early-20th-century buildings, desert grassland setting, and hiking access into the Huachuca Mountains.
- 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: Corn Ranch, West Texas Target entity description: Corn Ranch in West Texas is Blue Origin’s private spaceport used for testing and launching its New Shepard suborbital rockets.
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A.
Muir–Strentzel ranch
The Muir–Strentzel ranch was the California homestead and fruit-growing estate of the Strentzel and Muir families, closely associated with naturalist John Muir’s life and work.
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B.
McCormick Ranch
McCormick Ranch is a large master-planned residential and resort community in Scottsdale, Arizona, known for its golf courses, lakes, and extensive greenbelt paths.
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C.
Prairie Chapel Ranch
Prairie Chapel Ranch is the rural Texas estate owned by former U.S. President George W. Bush, often associated with his presidency and personal retreat.
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D.
De la Garza family ranch
The De la Garza family ranch is the traditional, authoritarian household and primary setting of Laura Esquivel’s novel "Like Water for Chocolate," where much of the story’s family drama and magical realism unfold.
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E.
Brown Canyon Ranch
Brown Canyon Ranch is a historic homestead and ranch property near Sierra Vista, Arizona, known for its preserved early-20th-century buildings, desert grassland setting, and hiking access into the Huachuca Mountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
private spaceport
ⓘ
rocket launch site ⓘ |
| access | restricted private property ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Launch Site One
ⓘ
linked to:
Blue Origin Launch Site One
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| environment | remote desert area ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
New Shepard launch pad
ⓘ
linked to:
Blue Origin Launch Site One
integration facilities ⓘ landing zone ⓘ mission control center ⓘ rocket engine test stands ⓘ |
| hasLandingZone |
New Shepard booster landing area
ⓘ
New Shepard crew capsule landing area ⓘ |
| hasLaunchComplex |
Launch Site One
ⓘ
linked to:
Blue Origin Launch Site One
|
| hasRunway | airstrip for support aircraft ⓘ |
| landingType | vertical landing ⓘ |
| launchDirection | vertical takeoff ⓘ |
| launchLicenseAuthority | FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation ⓘ |
| launchPadFor | New Shepard ⓘ |
| launchType | suborbital ⓘ |
| launchVehicleFamily |
New Shepard rocket
ⓘ
linked to:
New Shepard
|
| locatedIn |
Culberson County, Texas
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ West Texas ⓘ |
| near |
Sierra Diablo Mountains
ⓘ
Van Horn, Texas ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hosting commercial suborbital space tourism missions
ⓘ
hosting first crewed New Shepard flights ⓘ |
| operator | Blue Origin ⓘ |
| operatorType | private company ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Blue Origin
ⓘ
Jeff Bezos-affiliated company Blue Origin ⓘ
linked to:
Blue Origin
|
| partOf | Blue Origin launch infrastructure ⓘ |
| primaryLaunchVehicle | New Shepard ⓘ |
| regulator | Federal Aviation Administration ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
controlled airspace during launches
ⓘ
remote location to minimize risk to populated areas ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| terrain | high desert plateau ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Blue Origin New Shepard program
ⓘ
linked to:
New Shepard
|
| usedFor |
crewed suborbital flights
ⓘ
microgravity research flights ⓘ rocket launches ⓘ rocket testing ⓘ space tourism flights ⓘ suborbital spaceflight ⓘ uncrewed suborbital flights ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Corn Ranch, West Texas Description of subject: Corn Ranch in West Texas is Blue Origin’s private spaceport used for testing and launching its New Shepard suborbital rockets.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Wally Funk – aviation pioneer and Mercury 13 member