Triple
T1523463
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Space Transportation System |
E32281
|
entity |
| Predicate | component |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
External Tank
The External Tank was the large orange-brown fuel tank of NASA’s Space Shuttle, supplying liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen to the orbiter’s main engines during launch before being jettisoned to burn up in the atmosphere.
|
E175045
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: External Tank | Statement: [Space Transportation System, component, External Tank]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: External Tank Context triple: [Space Transportation System, component, External Tank]
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A.
LC-39B
LC-39B is a launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center that has supported major crewed and uncrewed space missions, including Space Shuttle flights and later Space Launch System operations.
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B.
S-IVB
The S-IVB was the single-engine upper stage of NASA’s Saturn launch vehicles, used to place Apollo spacecraft into Earth orbit and send them toward the Moon.
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C.
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage
The Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage is a liquid hydrogen–liquid oxygen upper stage used on early NASA Space Launch System missions to provide orbital insertion and translunar injection capability before the introduction of a more powerful exploration upper stage.
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D.
Space Shuttle orbiter
The Space Shuttle orbiter was NASA’s reusable winged spacecraft that carried astronauts and cargo to and from low Earth orbit as part of the Space Shuttle program.
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E.
Exploration Upper Stage
The Exploration Upper Stage is a powerful second stage designed to enhance NASA’s Space Launch System rocket’s capability to send heavier payloads and crewed missions deeper into space, including to the Moon and beyond.
- 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: External Tank Triple: [Space Transportation System, component, External Tank]
Generated description
The External Tank was the large orange-brown fuel tank of NASA’s Space Shuttle, supplying liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen to the orbiter’s main engines during launch before being jettisoned to burn up in the atmosphere.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: External Tank Target entity description: The External Tank was the large orange-brown fuel tank of NASA’s Space Shuttle, supplying liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen to the orbiter’s main engines during launch before being jettisoned to burn up in the atmosphere.
-
A.
LC-39B
LC-39B is a launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center that has supported major crewed and uncrewed space missions, including Space Shuttle flights and later Space Launch System operations.
-
B.
S-IVB
The S-IVB was the single-engine upper stage of NASA’s Saturn launch vehicles, used to place Apollo spacecraft into Earth orbit and send them toward the Moon.
-
C.
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage
The Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage is a liquid hydrogen–liquid oxygen upper stage used on early NASA Space Launch System missions to provide orbital insertion and translunar injection capability before the introduction of a more powerful exploration upper stage.
-
D.
Space Shuttle orbiter
The Space Shuttle orbiter was NASA’s reusable winged spacecraft that carried astronauts and cargo to and from low Earth orbit as part of the Space Shuttle program.
-
E.
Exploration Upper Stage
The Exploration Upper Stage is a powerful second stage designed to enhance NASA’s Space Launch System rocket’s capability to send heavier payloads and crewed missions deeper into space, including to the Moon and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69a885e9b0ac819093a9806ad0efc82c |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a90800433c8190b23ae2860493a16e |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:35 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad2951c1ec8190b7ac04cd820a2bfa |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:46 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad2d3e2b388190a73f2604d97bb4aa |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad2df61a70819094148563f924a5c5 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:06 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:26 p.m.