PMA-2
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PMA-2 is a pressurized docking adapter on the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module that enables visiting spacecraft to securely dock with the station.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8193997 — 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: PMA-2 Context triple: [PM A of the ISS (Pressurized Mating Adapter-2 on Destiny), alsoKnownAs, PMA-2]
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A.
PMA
PMA is an abbreviation commonly used for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s former Production and Marketing Administration, which managed agricultural production and commodity marketing programs.
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B.
PMA
PMA is the station code for Portimão railway station in Portugal’s Algarve region.
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C.
PAC-2
PAC-2 is an upgraded variant of the Patriot missile system designed primarily to improve its effectiveness against tactical ballistic missiles and other aerial threats.
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D.
PAM-D
PAM-D is a spin-stabilized, solid-propellant Payload Assist Module used as an upper stage to boost communications satellites from low Earth orbit to higher orbits.
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E.
PMAC
PMAC is the commonly used nickname for the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, the on-campus arena at Louisiana State University that hosts LSU Tigers basketball games and other major events.
- 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: PMA-2 Target entity description: PMA-2 is a pressurized docking adapter on the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module that enables visiting spacecraft to securely dock with the station.
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A.
PMA
PMA is an abbreviation commonly used for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s former Production and Marketing Administration, which managed agricultural production and commodity marketing programs.
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B.
PMA
PMA is the station code for Portimão railway station in Portugal’s Algarve region.
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C.
PAC-2
PAC-2 is an upgraded variant of the Patriot missile system designed primarily to improve its effectiveness against tactical ballistic missiles and other aerial threats.
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D.
PAM-D
PAM-D is a spin-stabilized, solid-propellant Payload Assist Module used as an upper stage to boost communications satellites from low Earth orbit to higher orbits.
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E.
PMAC
PMAC is the commonly used nickname for the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, the on-campus arena at Louisiana State University that hosts LSU Tigers basketball games and other major events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pressurized Mating Adapter
ⓘ
space station docking adapter ⓘ |
| attachedToModule |
Destiny laboratory module
ⓘ
linked to:
Destiny laboratory
|
| attachedToSegment |
US Orbital Segment
ⓘ
linked to:
ISS US Orbital Segment
|
| compatibleWith |
Boeing CST-100 Starliner via IDA-2
ⓘ
linked to:
Starliner spacecraft
International Docking System Standard via IDA-2 ⓘ
linked to:
International Docking System Standard
Space Shuttle Orbiter ⓘ
linked to:
Space Shuttle orbiter
SpaceX Cargo Dragon via IDA-2 ⓘ
linked to:
SpaceX Cargo Dragon
SpaceX Crew Dragon via IDA-2 ⓘ
linked to:
Crew Dragon
|
| connectedTo | Node 1 Unity during early ISS assembly ⓘ |
| connectedVia |
Common Berthing Mechanism to Destiny
ⓘ
linked to:
Harmony nadir Common Berthing Mechanism
|
| constructedForAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| enables |
docking of visiting spacecraft to the ISS
ⓘ
visiting vehicle berthing and docking operations management from ISS ⓘ |
| hasDiameter | approximately 2.1 meters at wide end ⓘ |
| hasDockingPortType | APAS-95 to CBM adapter ⓘ |
| hasDockingSystem |
APAS-95
ⓘ
linked to:
APAS
|
| hasEnvironment | shirt-sleeve pressurized interior when hatches are open ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
passageway for power and data connections
ⓘ
pressure seal between spacecraft and ISS ⓘ structural interface between visiting vehicles and ISS ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | derived from Shuttle-Mir docking hardware ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 2 meters ⓘ |
| hasPressurization | pressurized ⓘ |
| hasShape | conical adapter ⓘ |
| hasUpgrade | International Docking Adapter-2 mounted on its forward end ⓘ |
| isOneOf | three Pressurized Mating Adapters on the ISS ⓘ |
| laterRelocatedTo |
Destiny laboratory module forward port
ⓘ
linked to:
Destiny laboratory
|
| launchedOnMission | STS-88 ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| locatedAt | forward end of Destiny laboratory module ⓘ |
| manufacturedBy | Boeing ⓘ |
| operatedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitsBody | Earth ⓘ |
| orbitsWith | International Space Station ⓘ |
| partOf | International Space Station ⓘ |
| serialNumber | PMA-2 ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supports |
cargo resupply missions
ⓘ
crew rotation missions ⓘ |
| supportsDockingAxis | forward docking axis of ISS ⓘ |
| usedByProgram |
International Space Station Program
ⓘ
linked to:
International Space Station program
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| usedFor |
cargo transfer between spacecraft and ISS
ⓘ
crew transfer between spacecraft and ISS ⓘ pressurized docking ⓘ |
| usedHistoricallyBy |
Space Shuttle Program
ⓘ
linked to:
NASA Space Shuttle program
|
| wasLaunchedWith | Space Shuttle Endeavour ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: PMA-2 Description of subject: PMA-2 is a pressurized docking adapter on the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module that enables visiting spacecraft to securely dock with the station.
Referenced by (7)
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