Alan B. Shepard Jr. – commander
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Alan B. Shepard Jr. was a pioneering NASA astronaut, the first American in space and later commander of the Apollo 14 mission to the Moon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alan B. Shepard Jr. – commander canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11077992 — 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: Alan B. Shepard Jr. – commander Context triple: [Kitty Hawk, crewPositionedAstronaut, Alan B. Shepard Jr. – commander]
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A.
Frank Borman
Frank Borman is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force officer best known for commanding the historic Apollo 8 mission, the first crewed spacecraft to orbit the Moon.
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B.
John de Borman
John de Borman is a British cinematographer known for his work on feature films and television, including the romantic drama "Last Chance Harvey."
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C.
Jim Lovell
Jim Lovell is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy captain best known as the commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission and as a co-author of the memoir "Lost Moon," which inspired the film "Apollo 13."
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D.
Glenn Stafford
Glenn Stafford is an American video game music composer best known for his influential scores for Blizzard Entertainment titles such as StarCraft and the Warcraft series.
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E.
Scott Carpenter
Scott Carpenter was one of NASA’s original Mercury Seven astronauts and the second American to orbit the Earth.
- 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: Alan B. Shepard Jr. – commander Target entity description: Alan B. Shepard Jr. was a pioneering NASA astronaut, the first American in space and later commander of the Apollo 14 mission to the Moon.
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A.
Frank Borman
Frank Borman is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force officer best known for commanding the historic Apollo 8 mission, the first crewed spacecraft to orbit the Moon.
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B.
John de Borman
John de Borman is a British cinematographer known for his work on feature films and television, including the romantic drama "Last Chance Harvey."
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C.
Jim Lovell
Jim Lovell is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy captain best known as the commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission and as a co-author of the memoir "Lost Moon," which inspired the film "Apollo 13."
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D.
Glenn Stafford
Glenn Stafford is an American video game music composer best known for his influential scores for Blizzard Entertainment titles such as StarCraft and the Warcraft series.
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E.
Scott Carpenter
Scott Carpenter was one of NASA’s original Mercury Seven astronauts and the second American to orbit the Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo astronaut
ⓘ
NASA astronaut ⓘ human ⓘ naval aviator ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Congressional Space Medal of Honor
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Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ NASA Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ Navy Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1923-11-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Derry, New Hampshire, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Derry, New Hampshire
|
| burialPlace | Cremated; ashes scattered at sea ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | leukemia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1998-07-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Pebble Beach, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Pebble Beach
|
| education |
Naval War College
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Naval War College
United States Naval Academy ⓘ United States Naval Test Pilot School ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Naval Test Pilot School
|
| employer | NASA ⓘ |
| familyName | Shepard ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aeronautics
ⓘ
space exploration ⓘ |
| firstInRank |
fifth person to walk on the Moon
ⓘ
first American in space ⓘ |
| fullName |
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.
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linked to:
Alan Shepard
|
| givenName | Alan ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| memberOf | NASA Astronaut Group 1 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Rear admiral ⓘ |
| missionRole |
commander of Apollo 14
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pilot of Mercury-Redstone 3 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Alan Bartlett Shepard Sr.
ⓘ
linked to:
Alan Shepard
|
| notableEvent | hit golf balls on the Moon during Apollo 14 EVA ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Apollo 14 lunar mission
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 14
First American human spaceflight ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| performedEVA |
Apollo 14 lunar surface EVA
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo lunar surface EVAs
|
| selectionDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| spaceflightEnd |
1961-05-05
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1971-02-09 ⓘ |
| spaceflightStart |
1961-05-05
ⓘ
1971-01-31 ⓘ |
| spaceMission |
Apollo 14
ⓘ
Mercury-Redstone 3 ⓘ |
| spouse | Louise Brewer Shepard ⓘ |
| totalTimeInSpace | 216 hours ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alan B. Shepard Jr. – commander Description of subject: Alan B. Shepard Jr. was a pioneering NASA astronaut, the first American in space and later commander of the Apollo 14 mission to the Moon.
Referenced by (1)
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