Triple
T1598435
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | STS-51L |
E34336
|
entity |
| Predicate | primaryContractor |
P7138
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Morton Thiokol |
E40238
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Morton Thiokol | Statement: [STS-51L, primaryContractor, Morton Thiokol]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Morton Thiokol Context triple: [STS-51L, primaryContractor, Morton Thiokol]
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A.
Morton Thiokol
chosen
Morton Thiokol was an American aerospace and defense contractor best known for manufacturing the solid rocket boosters involved in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
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B.
Joe Engle
Joe Engle is an American astronaut and test pilot best known for flying the X-15 rocket plane and commanding early Space Shuttle missions.
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C.
Curtis Priem
Curtis Priem is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and early chief technology officer of the graphics processing company NVIDIA.
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D.
Norman R. Augustine
Norman R. Augustine is an American aerospace engineer, business executive, and former CEO of Lockheed Martin known for his leadership in the defense industry and influential roles in national science and technology policy.
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E.
Ken Mattingly
Ken Mattingly was a NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy rear admiral best known for his roles in the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs, including serving as command module pilot on Apollo 16.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a885fdcb9c819081ce6f0b8cd477dd |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a9092f5f148190b987bc943e89e29c |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad46a848ec819085c82be8eaea2044 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:51 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.