Triple

T11389049
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject David C. Leestma E269784 entity
Predicate spaceFlight P28697 FINISHED
Object Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G
Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle mission notable for deploying the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite and carrying the first crew of seven, including the first American woman to perform a spacewalk.
E923446 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: Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G | Statement: [David C. Leestma, spaceFlight, Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G
Context triple: [David C. Leestma, spaceFlight, Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G]
  • A. STS-51L
    STS-51L was the ill-fated 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger mission that ended in disaster shortly after launch, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members and major reforms in NASA’s spaceflight program.
  • B. Space Shuttle Columbia
    Space Shuttle Columbia was NASA’s first operational space shuttle orbiter, notable for pioneering reusable spacecraft missions and tragically disintegrating during reentry on the STS-107 mission in 2003.
  • C. Space Shuttle Challenger
    Space Shuttle Challenger was a NASA orbiter best known for its tragic 1986 in-flight breakup shortly after launch, which killed all seven astronauts aboard and profoundly impacted the U.S. space program.
  • D. Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-B
    Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-B was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle flight notable for deploying communications satellites and featuring early tests of the Manned Maneuvering Unit for untethered spacewalks.
  • E. STS-41C
    STS-41C was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger mission notable for successfully repairing the Solar Maximum Mission satellite during the first on-orbit satellite repair operation.
  • 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: Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G
Triple: [David C. Leestma, spaceFlight, Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G]
Generated description
Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle mission notable for deploying the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite and carrying the first crew of seven, including the first American woman to perform a spacewalk.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G
Target entity description: Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle mission notable for deploying the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite and carrying the first crew of seven, including the first American woman to perform a spacewalk.
  • A. STS-51L
    STS-51L was the ill-fated 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger mission that ended in disaster shortly after launch, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members and major reforms in NASA’s spaceflight program.
  • B. Space Shuttle Columbia
    Space Shuttle Columbia was NASA’s first operational space shuttle orbiter, notable for pioneering reusable spacecraft missions and tragically disintegrating during reentry on the STS-107 mission in 2003.
  • C. Space Shuttle Challenger
    Space Shuttle Challenger was a NASA orbiter best known for its tragic 1986 in-flight breakup shortly after launch, which killed all seven astronauts aboard and profoundly impacted the U.S. space program.
  • D. Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-B
    Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-B was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle flight notable for deploying communications satellites and featuring early tests of the Manned Maneuvering Unit for untethered spacewalks.
  • E. STS-41C
    STS-41C was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger mission notable for successfully repairing the Solar Maximum Mission satellite during the first on-orbit satellite repair operation.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: spaceFlight
Context triple: [David C. Leestma, spaceFlight, Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G]
  • A. spaceflight chosen
    Indicates the undertaking of travel or transportation beyond Earth’s atmosphere, typically via spacecraft operating in outer space.
  • B. spaceProgram
    Indicates that an entity is involved in, operates, or is associated with an organized program dedicated to space exploration, research, or related activities.
  • C. spaceSegment
    Indicates that one entity is a space-based component or portion of a larger system or infrastructure associated with the other entity.
  • D. spaceActivity
    Indicates involvement in activities or operations that take place in, or are directly related to, outer space.
  • E. spaceflightDate
    Indicates the date on which a spaceflight event occurs or is scheduled to occur.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69d6aacdbc6c8190af6dc3d5f5d22836 completed April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d800160a1c81909d115bf89fe54a49 completed April 9, 2026, 7:37 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e58c672da48190affacc0f19ef0c7a completed April 20, 2026, 2:16 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e59774e6648190a38b2515a83c2e0c completed April 20, 2026, 3:03 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e5a3abf24481908fb71f4ef6b13532 completed April 20, 2026, 3:55 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69d7e70b228c8190b87f5101fd683788 completed April 9, 2026, 5:51 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:34 p.m.