Triple

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: NASA Astronaut Group 8 | Statement: [Shannon Lucid, selection, NASA Astronaut Group 8]

Target entity: NASA Astronaut Group 8
Context triple: [Shannon Lucid, selection, NASA Astronaut Group 8]

• A. NASA Astronaut Corps
  The NASA Astronaut Corps is the group of highly trained astronauts who are selected, prepared, and assigned to crewed space missions for the United States space agency.
• B. Apollo astronauts
  Apollo astronauts were the NASA crew members who flew on the Apollo missions, including those who journeyed to and walked on the Moon during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
• C. JAXA Astronaut Group
  The JAXA Astronaut Group is the corps of Japanese astronauts selected and trained by Japan’s space agency to fly on human spaceflight missions, including those to the International Space Station.
• D. STS-41-G
  STS-41-G was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger mission notable for carrying multiple payload specialists and advancing Earth observation and satellite deployment capabilities.
• E. Jack Swigert
  Jack Swigert was an American astronaut, test pilot, and politician best known as the command module pilot of NASA’s ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Entity: NASA Astronaut Group 8
Triple: [Shannon Lucid, selection, NASA Astronaut Group 8]

NASA Astronaut Group 8 was a 1978 class of NASA astronauts notable for including the first American women and minority astronauts, marking a major step toward a more diverse astronaut corps.

Target entity: NASA Astronaut Group 8
Target entity description: NASA Astronaut Group 8 was a 1978 class of NASA astronauts notable for including the first American women and minority astronauts, marking a major step toward a more diverse astronaut corps.

• A. NASA Astronaut Corps
  The NASA Astronaut Corps is the group of highly trained astronauts who are selected, prepared, and assigned to crewed space missions for the United States space agency.
• B. Apollo astronauts
  Apollo astronauts were the NASA crew members who flew on the Apollo missions, including those who journeyed to and walked on the Moon during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
• C. JAXA Astronaut Group
  The JAXA Astronaut Group is the corps of Japanese astronauts selected and trained by Japan’s space agency to fly on human spaceflight missions, including those to the International Space Station.
• D. STS-41-G
  STS-41-G was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger mission notable for carrying multiple payload specialists and advancing Earth observation and satellite deployment capabilities.
• E. Jack Swigert
  Jack Swigert was an American astronaut, test pilot, and politician best known as the command module pilot of NASA’s ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission.
• F. None of above. chosen