A-2 Test Stand
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The A-2 Test Stand is a major rocket engine test facility at NASA’s Stennis Space Center used for static firing and development of large liquid-fueled engines.
All labels observed (1)
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| A-2 Test Stand canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T823250 — 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: A-2 Test Stand Context triple: [Stennis Space Center, hasTestStand, A-2 Test Stand]
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A.
A-1 Test Stand
A-1 Test Stand is a historic rocket engine test facility at NASA’s Stennis Space Center used for static firing and development of major launch vehicle engines.
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B.
Curtiss-Wright XLR25 rocket engine
The Curtiss-Wright XLR25 was an American liquid-fueled rocket engine developed in the 1950s to power high-speed experimental research aircraft such as the Bell X-2.
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C.
Ames Research Center 80-by-120-Foot Wind Tunnel
The Ames Research Center 80-by-120-Foot Wind Tunnel is one of the world’s largest wind tunnels, used primarily for testing full-scale aircraft and aerospace vehicles under controlled aerodynamic conditions.
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D.
Ames Research Center 40-by-80-Foot Wind Tunnel
The Ames Research Center 40-by-80-Foot Wind Tunnel is a massive NASA wind tunnel facility used to test full-scale aircraft and aerospace vehicles under controlled aerodynamic conditions.
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E.
Ramport Aero
Ramport Aero is the company responsible for managing and operating Zhukovsky International Airport near Moscow, Russia.
- 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: A-2 Test Stand Target entity description: The A-2 Test Stand is a major rocket engine test facility at NASA’s Stennis Space Center used for static firing and development of large liquid-fueled engines.
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A.
A-1 Test Stand
A-1 Test Stand is a historic rocket engine test facility at NASA’s Stennis Space Center used for static firing and development of major launch vehicle engines.
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B.
Curtiss-Wright XLR25 rocket engine
The Curtiss-Wright XLR25 was an American liquid-fueled rocket engine developed in the 1950s to power high-speed experimental research aircraft such as the Bell X-2.
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C.
Ames Research Center 80-by-120-Foot Wind Tunnel
The Ames Research Center 80-by-120-Foot Wind Tunnel is one of the world’s largest wind tunnels, used primarily for testing full-scale aircraft and aerospace vehicles under controlled aerodynamic conditions.
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D.
Ames Research Center 40-by-80-Foot Wind Tunnel
The Ames Research Center 40-by-80-Foot Wind Tunnel is a massive NASA wind tunnel facility used to test full-scale aircraft and aerospace vehicles under controlled aerodynamic conditions.
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E.
Ramport Aero
Ramport Aero is the company responsible for managing and operating Zhukovsky International Airport near Moscow, Russia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rocket engine test stand
ⓘ
test facility ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| designedFor | high-thrust rocket engines ⓘ |
| environment | outdoor test stand ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive instrumentation for engine performance data
ⓘ
high-capacity propellant feed systems ⓘ large flame deflector ⓘ structural support for vertical engine mounting ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
high-pressure gas supply systems
ⓘ
water deluge system for acoustic and thermal control ⓘ |
| locatedAtFacilityType |
NASA White Sands Test Facility
ⓘ
surface form:
federal rocket propulsion test center
|
| locatedIn |
Hancock County, Mississippi
ⓘ
Mississippi ⓘ Stennis Space Center ⓘ |
| notableForTesting |
RS-25D
ⓘ
surface form:
RS-25 engine
Space Shuttle Main Engines ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle Main Engine
engines for NASA’s Space Launch System ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Stennis Space Center
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Stennis Space Center
|
| ownedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf |
Stennis Space Center
ⓘ
surface form:
Stennis Space Center test complex
|
| partOfProgram |
Space Launch System
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Launch System Program
NASA Space Shuttle program ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle Program
|
| propellantTypeSupported |
liquid hydrogen
ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
A-1 Test Stand
ⓘ
B-1 Test Stand ⓘ
surface form:
B-1/B-2 Test Stands at Stennis Space Center
|
| safetyFeature |
blast protection structures
ⓘ
propellant spill containment systems ⓘ remote control and monitoring ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
acceptance testing before flight use
ⓘ
developmental test campaigns ⓘ engine certification testing ⓘ |
| supportsEngineType | liquid-fueled rocket engines ⓘ |
| supportsTestDuration | long-duration engine firings ⓘ |
| testMode | static fire ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NASA
ⓘ
NASA contractors ⓘ |
| usedFor |
acceptance testing of rocket engines
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development testing of large liquid-fueled rocket engines ⓘ static firing of rocket engines ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: A-2 Test Stand Description of subject: The A-2 Test Stand is a major rocket engine test facility at NASA’s Stennis Space Center used for static firing and development of large liquid-fueled engines.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.