International Docking Adapter on ISS
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International Docking Adapter unit
docking adapter
space station component
spacecraft docking system
The International Docking Adapter on the ISS is a standardized docking port that enables modern crewed and cargo spacecraft, such as Boeing’s Starliner, to autonomously and safely dock with the space station.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1037823 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Docking Adapter on ISS Context triple: [Starliner spacecraft, dockingTarget, International Docking Adapter on ISS]
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A.
NASA Docking System (Crew Dragon)
The NASA Docking System (Crew Dragon) is the standardized, automated interface that enables SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft to safely and reliably dock with the International Space Station and other compatible orbital platforms.
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B.
Common Berthing Mechanism (Cargo Dragon 1)
The Common Berthing Mechanism (Cargo Dragon 1) is the NASA-standard docking interface used by SpaceX’s original Cargo Dragon spacecraft to attach to the International Space Station’s Harmony module via the station’s robotic arm.
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C.
International Space Station program
The International Space Station program is a multinational collaborative effort to design, build, and operate a permanently crewed orbital research laboratory in low Earth orbit.
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D.
Canadarm2
Canadarm2 is a large, robotic manipulator arm on the International Space Station used for assembly, maintenance, and spacecraft berthing operations.
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E.
Mobile Servicing System
The Mobile Servicing System is a Canadian-built robotic system on the International Space Station used for assembly, maintenance, and cargo handling in orbit.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Docking Adapter on ISS Target entity description: The International Docking Adapter on the ISS is a standardized docking port that enables modern crewed and cargo spacecraft, such as Boeing’s Starliner, to autonomously and safely dock with the space station.
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A.
NASA Docking System (Crew Dragon)
The NASA Docking System (Crew Dragon) is the standardized, automated interface that enables SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft to safely and reliably dock with the International Space Station and other compatible orbital platforms.
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B.
Common Berthing Mechanism (Cargo Dragon 1)
The Common Berthing Mechanism (Cargo Dragon 1) is the NASA-standard docking interface used by SpaceX’s original Cargo Dragon spacecraft to attach to the International Space Station’s Harmony module via the station’s robotic arm.
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C.
International Space Station program
The International Space Station program is a multinational collaborative effort to design, build, and operate a permanently crewed orbital research laboratory in low Earth orbit.
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D.
Canadarm2
Canadarm2 is a large, robotic manipulator arm on the International Space Station used for assembly, maintenance, and spacecraft berthing operations.
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E.
Mobile Servicing System
The Mobile Servicing System is a Canadian-built robotic system on the International Space Station used for assembly, maintenance, and cargo handling in orbit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
International Docking Adapter unit
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International Docking Adapter unit ⓘ International Docking Adapter unit ⓘ docking adapter ⓘ space station component ⓘ spacecraft docking system ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IDA ⓘ |
| attachedToModule |
Harmony nadir port
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surface form:
Harmony (Node 2)
Harmony nadir port ⓘ
surface form:
Harmony (Node 2)
|
| compatibleWith |
Starliner spacecraft
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surface form:
Boeing CST-100 Starliner
SpaceX Cargo Dragon ⓘ
surface form:
SpaceX Cargo Dragon 2
Crew Dragon ⓘ
surface form:
SpaceX Crew Dragon
future IDSS-compliant spacecraft ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
autonomous docking
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cargo spacecraft ⓘ crewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| developedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| developedInCooperationWith | international partners ⓘ |
| enables |
automated rendezvous and docking
ⓘ
commercial crew missions to ISS ⓘ |
| feature |
guidance and alignment targets
ⓘ
hard-capture system ⓘ redundant latching mechanisms ⓘ soft-capture system ⓘ |
| firstUnitName | IDA-1 ⓘ |
| installedOn |
Pressurized Mating Adapter-2
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Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 ⓘ |
| intendedLocation | Pressurized Mating Adapter-2 ⓘ |
| launchedOn |
SpaceX CRS-18
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SpaceX CRS-9 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Falcon 9 rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Falcon 9
Falcon 9 rocket ⓘ
surface form:
Falcon 9
|
| locatedInOrbit |
low Earth orbit
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surface form:
Low Earth orbit
|
| locatedOn | International Space Station ⓘ |
| lostIn | SpaceX CRS-7 launch failure ⓘ |
| mountedOn |
PM A of the ISS (Pressurized Mating Adapter-2 on Destiny)
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surface form:
Pressurized Mating Adapter
|
| mountingInterface |
International Docking Adapter on ISS
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pressurized Mating Adapter-2
Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | International Space Station ⓘ |
| provides |
air and pressure equalization path
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data connections ⓘ power connections ⓘ standardized docking interface ⓘ |
| replaces |
International Docking Adapter on ISS
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
APAS-95 docking interface
|
| safetyRole | supports safe docking and structural load transfer ⓘ |
| secondUnitName |
IDA
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surface form:
IDA-2
|
| standardizationRole | implements common international docking standard ⓘ |
| status | lost before installation ⓘ |
| thirdUnitName |
IDA
ⓘ
surface form:
IDA-3
|
| usedFor |
NASA Docking System (Crew Dragon)
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surface form:
Crew Dragon dockings
Starliner dockings (planned/compatible) ⓘ |
| usesStandard | International Docking System Standard ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: International Docking Adapter on ISS Description of subject: The International Docking Adapter on the ISS is a standardized docking port that enables modern crewed and cargo spacecraft, such as Boeing’s Starliner, to autonomously and safely dock with the space station.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
exterior of the International Space Station
International Docking Adapter on ISS
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replaces
→
International Docking Adapter on ISS
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
International Docking Adapter
this entity surface form:
APAS-95 docking interface
International Docking Adapter on ISS
→
mountingInterface
→
International Docking Adapter on ISS
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
subject surface form:
International Docking Adapter
this entity surface form:
Pressurized Mating Adapter-2
this entity surface form:
International Docking Adapter-2
this entity surface form:
Harmony forward International Docking Adapter
this entity surface form:
International Docking Adapter-2
this entity surface form:
International Docking Adapter-3