Apollo 13
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Apollo 13 was a 1970 NASA lunar mission that famously suffered an in-flight oxygen tank explosion, forcing the crew and mission control to improvise a safe return to Earth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apollo 13 canonical | 18 |
| Apollo 13 mission | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10787745 — 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: Apollo 13 Context triple: [Apollo Guidance Computer, notableMission, Apollo 13]
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A.
Apollo 13
Apollo 13 is a 1995 American space docudrama film that dramatizes NASA’s ill-fated 1970 lunar mission and the astronauts’ struggle to return safely to Earth.
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B.
Apollo 8
Apollo 8 was the 1968 NASA mission that first carried humans into orbit around the Moon, marking a pivotal milestone in the space race and lunar exploration.
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C.
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was the historic 1969 spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon and safely returned them to Earth.
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D.
Return to the Moon
Return to the Moon is the debut studio album by indie rock duo EL VY, a collaboration between The National’s Matt Berninger and Menomena’s Brent Knopf.
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E.
Apollo 10
Apollo 10 was a 1969 NASA mission that served as a full dress rehearsal for the first Moon landing, testing all lunar operations except the actual touchdown.
- 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: Apollo 13 Target entity description: Apollo 13 was a 1970 NASA lunar mission that famously suffered an in-flight oxygen tank explosion, forcing the crew and mission control to improvise a safe return to Earth.
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A.
Apollo 13
Apollo 13 is a 1995 American space docudrama film that dramatizes NASA’s ill-fated 1970 lunar mission and the astronauts’ struggle to return safely to Earth.
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B.
Apollo 8
Apollo 8 was the 1968 NASA mission that first carried humans into orbit around the Moon, marking a pivotal milestone in the space race and lunar exploration.
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C.
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was the historic 1969 spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon and safely returned them to Earth.
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D.
Return to the Moon
Return to the Moon is the debut studio album by indie rock duo EL VY, a collaboration between The National’s Matt Berninger and Menomena’s Brent Knopf.
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E.
Apollo 10
Apollo 10 was a 1969 NASA mission that served as a full dress rehearsal for the first Moon landing, testing all lunar operations except the actual touchdown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo program mission
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crewed spaceflight mission ⓘ |
| backupCommandModulePilot | John L. Swigert Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causalFactorOfAccident | damaged oxygen tank and thermostat switch issue ⓘ |
| closestApproachToMoon | about 254 kilometers above lunar surface ⓘ |
| commander | James A. Lovell Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandModule | Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandModulePilot | John L. Swigert Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crewMember |
Fred W. Haise Jr.
NERFINISHED
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James A. Lovell Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ John L. Swigert Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewSize | 3 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarthMax | about 400,171 kilometers GENERATED ⓘ |
| famousQuote | Houston, we’ve had a problem ⓘ |
| followedBy | Apollo 14 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1970-04-17 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1970-04-11 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| launchTimeUTC | 19:13:00 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lunarModule | Aquarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lunarModuleManufacturer | Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lunarModulePilot | Fred W. Haise Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaAdaptation |
1995 film "Apollo 13"
NERFINISHED
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book "Lost Moon" (later retitled "Apollo 13") by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 5 days 22 hours 54 minutes ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | failed lunar landing, successful crew recovery ⓘ |
| missionType | lunar landing mission ⓘ |
| notableFor |
demonstration of NASA mission control problem-solving under crisis
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successful failure ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| originalCommandModulePilot | Thomas K. Mattingly II GENERATED ⓘ |
| oxygenTankExplosion | occurred in service module oxygen tank 2 ⓘ |
| oxygenTankExplosionDate | 1970-04-14 ⓘ |
| oxygenTankExplosionMissionElapsedTime | about 55 hours after launch ⓘ |
| plannedLandingSite | Fra Mauro formation on the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Apollo 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | perform a crewed lunar landing at Fra Mauro ⓘ |
| program | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recoveryShip | USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reentryModule | command module Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultOfAccident |
aborted lunar landing
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power and water conservation procedures ⓘ use of lunar module as lifeboat ⓘ |
| secondaryObjective |
conduct lunar surface scientific experiments
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deploy and operate Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) ⓘ photograph and survey the lunar surface ⓘ |
| serviceModuleJettisonTime | just before Earth reentry on 1970-04-17 ⓘ |
| spacecraftManufacturer | North American Rockwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trajectoryChange | free-return trajectory around the Moon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Apollo 13 Description of subject: Apollo 13 was a 1970 NASA lunar mission that famously suffered an in-flight oxygen tank explosion, forcing the crew and mission control to improvise a safe return to Earth.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Saturn V
subject surface form:
James Lovell
this entity surface form:
Apollo 13 mission
subject surface form:
Fred Haise
subject surface form:
Fred Haise
subject surface form:
Never Panic Early
subject surface form:
Never Panic Early
this entity surface form:
Apollo 13 mission
subject surface form:
Jack Swigert
subject surface form:
Jack Swigert