Triple
T8948610
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | STS-121 |
E213285
|
entity |
| Predicate | missionSpecialist |
P21471
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Piers J. Sellers |
E108157
|
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: Piers J. Sellers | Statement: [STS-121, missionSpecialist, Piers J. Sellers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Piers J. Sellers Context triple: [STS-121, missionSpecialist, Piers J. Sellers]
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A.
Piers Sellers
chosen
Piers Sellers was a British-American NASA astronaut and climate scientist known for his space shuttle missions and contributions to Earth science research.
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B.
James R. Hansen
James R. Hansen is an American historian and author best known for writing the authorized biography of astronaut Neil Armstrong.
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C.
G. Scott Hubbard
G. Scott Hubbard is an American space scientist and former NASA official known for his leadership in Mars exploration programs and contributions to space safety and policy.
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D.
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.
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E.
Neil Gehrels
Neil Gehrels was an influential American astrophysicist known for his pioneering work in gamma-ray astronomy and leadership of major space observatory missions.
- 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_69ca839843408190a39069a029a89f15 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc6709c7a48190ab503083a1d6a29f |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:30 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfc206550c8190abf016f25b14fa64 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1:35 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:59 p.m.