Triple

T11077992
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kitty Hawk E261915 entity
Predicate crewPositionedAstronaut P97083 FINISHED
Object Alan B. Shepard Jr. – commander
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.
E902156 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
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).
Input
Phrase: Alan B. Shepard Jr. – commander | Statement: [Kitty Hawk, crewPositionedAstronaut, Alan B. Shepard Jr. – commander]
NED1 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]
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
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]"
Input
Entity: Alan B. Shepard Jr. – commander
Triple: [Kitty Hawk, crewPositionedAstronaut, Alan B. Shepard Jr. – commander]
Generated 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.
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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: crewPositionedAstronaut
Context triple: [Kitty Hawk, crewPositionedAstronaut, Alan B. Shepard Jr. – commander]
  • A. aboardSpacecraft
    Indicates that one entity is physically present on or inside a spacecraft as an occupant or passenger.
  • B. attachedToSpaceStation
    Indicates that an object is physically connected or secured to a space station.
  • C. astronaut
    Indicates that an entity performs the role or activity of traveling and working in space as part of space missions.
  • D. crewEVA
    Indicates that a crew member performs or participates in an extravehicular activity (spacewalk) outside their spacecraft.
  • E. associatedWithAstronaut
    Indicates a relationship in which an entity has a connection, link, or involvement with an astronaut.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d6aa9983c08190b0ef61603b69feac completed April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d7999407288190a901d4a2427a2102 completed April 9, 2026, 12:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e3c8d4f22881909fa3d094a19b0a14 completed April 18, 2026, 6:09 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e3cae07b648190b4c0d2514712d6bd completed April 18, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e3cf21fd908190b28ce93ca104fd52 completed April 18, 2026, 6:36 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69d74415403c81909778bcd829e8832e completed April 9, 2026, 6:15 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69d750ca52ec8190a559432a5de106fd completed April 9, 2026, 7:10 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:27 p.m.