Triple
T7727768
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Spacelab 1 |
E175175
|
entity |
| Predicate | firstESAastronaut |
P25124
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ulf Merbold |
E108661
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Ulf Merbold | Statement: [Spacelab 1, firstESAastronaut, Ulf Merbold]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ulf Merbold Context triple: [Spacelab 1, firstESAastronaut, Ulf Merbold]
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A.
Ulf Merbold
chosen
Ulf Merbold is a German physicist and astronaut who became the first West German citizen to fly in space and flew on multiple Space Shuttle and Spacelab missions.
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B.
Hans-Jürgen Stumpff
Hans-Jürgen Stumpff was a German Luftwaffe general during World War II who served as one of the senior military officers signing Germany’s unconditional surrender in 1945.
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C.
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."
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D.
Wubbo J. Ockels
Wubbo J. Ockels was a Dutch physicist, astronaut, and professor who became the first citizen of the Netherlands to travel into space.
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E.
Manfred Schmidt
Manfred Schmidt is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature in this context is simply sharing the common German surname "Schmidt."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: firstESAastronaut Context triple: [Spacelab 1, firstESAastronaut, Ulf Merbold]
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A.
astronautFullName
Indicates the complete personal name of an astronaut, typically including given, middle, and family names.
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B.
astronaut
chosen
Indicates that an entity performs the role or activity of traveling and working in space as part of space missions.
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C.
firstSpacewalk
Indicates that the subject is performing or has performed their initial extravehicular activity (spacewalk) outside a spacecraft.
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D.
astronautNationality
Indicates the relationship between an astronaut and the country with which they hold citizenship or official national affiliation.
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E.
firstWomanInSpace
Indicates that the subject is the first female individual to have traveled into outer space.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69c6995e912c81909a49a2657103f786 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c7074eca4c8190bd51fd1b450729e8 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c8d6b1f7648190a0e2fd82ecb9c8b9 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 7:37 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c7016a6cf88190b53bf4b958f0f302 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:15 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 4:06 p.m.