The Apollo Murders
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The Apollo Murders is a science fiction thriller novel by former astronaut Chris Hadfield that imagines a clandestine, high-stakes NASA mission during the Cold War space race.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Apollo Murders canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10197844 — 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: The Apollo Murders Context triple: [Chris Hadfield, notableWork, The Apollo Murders]
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A.
The Crime of Dr. Crespi
The Crime of Dr. Crespi is a 1935 American horror film loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Premature Burial," featuring a mad doctor’s revenge plot centered on live burial.
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B.
Undiplomatic Murder
"Undiplomatic Murder" is a crime novel set in the Capital Crimes series universe, featuring a politically charged murder investigation in Washington, D.C.
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C.
A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder is a 1953 American film noir thriller in which Gary Merrill stars in a tense story of suspected poisoning and inheritance-driven murder.
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D.
The Murder Committee
The Murder Committee is a political thriller novel by former CIA officer and Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt, reflecting his experience in espionage and covert operations.
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E.
The Alphabet Murders
The Alphabet Murders is a 1965 British comedy-mystery film adaptation of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot story "The A.B.C. Murders," featuring Margaret Rutherford in a prominent role.
- 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: The Apollo Murders Target entity description: The Apollo Murders is a science fiction thriller novel by former astronaut Chris Hadfield that imagines a clandestine, high-stakes NASA mission during the Cold War space race.
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A.
The Crime of Dr. Crespi
The Crime of Dr. Crespi is a 1935 American horror film loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Premature Burial," featuring a mad doctor’s revenge plot centered on live burial.
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B.
Undiplomatic Murder
"Undiplomatic Murder" is a crime novel set in the Capital Crimes series universe, featuring a politically charged murder investigation in Washington, D.C.
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C.
A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder is a 1953 American film noir thriller in which Gary Merrill stars in a tense story of suspected poisoning and inheritance-driven murder.
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D.
The Murder Committee
The Murder Committee is a political thriller novel by former CIA officer and Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt, reflecting his experience in espionage and covert operations.
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E.
The Alphabet Murders
The Alphabet Murders is a 1965 British comedy-mystery film adaptation of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot story "The A.B.C. Murders," featuring Margaret Rutherford in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Chris Hadfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
astronaut
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test pilot ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization |
NASA
NERFINISHED
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Soviet space program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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techno-thriller ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-316-31686-2 ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | ~480 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
espionage
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military technology ⓘ space exploration ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Apollo Murders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
US-Soviet space rivalry
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clandestine Apollo mission ⓘ |
| notableFor |
alternate history of Apollo program
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realistic depiction of spaceflight ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2021 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Mulholland Books
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Random House Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
1970s
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Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ low Earth orbit ⓘ space ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | 1973 ⓘ |
| workType | standalone novel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Apollo Murders Description of subject: The Apollo Murders is a science fiction thriller novel by former astronaut Chris Hadfield that imagines a clandestine, high-stakes NASA mission during the Cold War space race.
Referenced by (1)
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