Triple

T310168
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Space Shuttle Challenger disaster E6388 entity
Predicate contractor P7138 FINISHED
Object Morton Thiokol
Morton Thiokol was an American aerospace and defense contractor best known for manufacturing the solid rocket boosters involved in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
E40238 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: Morton Thiokol | Statement: [Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, contractor, Morton Thiokol]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Morton Thiokol
Context triple: [Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, contractor, Morton Thiokol]
  • A. 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.
  • B. John David Stier
    John David Stier is the son of Nobel Prize–winning mathematician John Nash and Eleanor Stier.
  • C. Ernest A. Grunsfeld Jr.
    Ernest A. Grunsfeld Jr. was an American architect best known for designing Chicago’s Adler Planetarium, one of the first modern planetariums in the United States.
  • D. John H. Hammond Jr.
    John H. Hammond Jr. was a highly influential American record producer and talent scout who discovered and promoted major artists such as Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen.
  • E. Joseph Vilsmaier
    Joseph Vilsmaier was a German film director and cinematographer known for his historical and war dramas, including the World War II film "Stalingrad."
  • 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: Morton Thiokol
Triple: [Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, contractor, Morton Thiokol]
Generated description
Morton Thiokol was an American aerospace and defense contractor best known for manufacturing the solid rocket boosters involved in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Morton Thiokol
Target entity description: Morton Thiokol was an American aerospace and defense contractor best known for manufacturing the solid rocket boosters involved in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
  • A. 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.
  • B. John David Stier
    John David Stier is the son of Nobel Prize–winning mathematician John Nash and Eleanor Stier.
  • C. Ernest A. Grunsfeld Jr.
    Ernest A. Grunsfeld Jr. was an American architect best known for designing Chicago’s Adler Planetarium, one of the first modern planetariums in the United States.
  • D. John H. Hammond Jr.
    John H. Hammond Jr. was a highly influential American record producer and talent scout who discovered and promoted major artists such as Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen.
  • E. Joseph Vilsmaier
    Joseph Vilsmaier was a German film director and cinematographer known for his historical and war dramas, including the World War II film "Stalingrad."
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: contractor
Context triple: [Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, contractor, Morton Thiokol]
  • A. primaryContractor chosen
    Indicates that one entity serves as the main responsible contractor for a project, agreement, or work in relation to another entity.
  • B. constructionSite
    Indicates that an entity is a location or area where construction work is actively taking place or is planned to occur.
  • C. constructionType
    Indicates the specific method or style by which something is built or constructed.
  • D. employer
    Indicates a relationship where one entity hires, pays, and oversees the work of another entity.
  • E. constructionStartedBy
    Indicates that the construction of something was initiated or begun by a particular agent or entity.
  • 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_69a2e79230508190b912ecb555aae17e completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ea4778cc8190be7b648a82542891 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3bc277528819096184b6cc6b98ae2 completed March 1, 2026, 4:10 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3bea16ee48190a033ea3907703e40 completed March 1, 2026, 4:20 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3befc80a8819092506dd29e18f2aa completed March 1, 2026, 4:22 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a2e940b9e8819092b821ff17ed026b completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:10 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.