Skylab 3
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Skylab 3 was the second crewed mission to the United States' Skylab space station, during which astronauts conducted extensive scientific experiments and spacewalks in 1973.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skylab 3 canonical | 12 |
| Skylab II crewed mission | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1260879 — 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: Skylab 3 Context triple: [Skylab program, notableMission, Skylab 3]
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A.
Skylab 2
Skylab 2 was the first crewed mission to the United States' Skylab space station, during which astronauts repaired and activated the damaged orbital workshop and conducted extensive scientific experiments.
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B.
Skylab 1
Skylab 1 was the 1973 mission that launched the United States' first space station, Skylab, into Earth orbit.
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C.
Gemini 7
Gemini 7 was a 1965 NASA crewed spacecraft mission that conducted a long-duration 14-day flight to study the effects of space travel on the human body and served as the passive target for the first crewed space rendezvous with Gemini 6A.
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D.
Gemini 5
Gemini 5 was a 1965 NASA crewed spaceflight that set a then-record for longest human space mission, demonstrating key endurance and rendezvous technologies for the Apollo program.
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E.
Gemini 6A
Gemini 6A was a 1965 NASA crewed spaceflight that achieved the first successful rendezvous between two orbiting spacecraft during the Gemini program.
- 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: Skylab 3 Target entity description: Skylab 3 was the second crewed mission to the United States' Skylab space station, during which astronauts conducted extensive scientific experiments and spacewalks in 1973.
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A.
Skylab 2
Skylab 2 was the first crewed mission to the United States' Skylab space station, during which astronauts repaired and activated the damaged orbital workshop and conducted extensive scientific experiments.
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B.
Skylab 1
Skylab 1 was the 1973 mission that launched the United States' first space station, Skylab, into Earth orbit.
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C.
Gemini 7
Gemini 7 was a 1965 NASA crewed spacecraft mission that conducted a long-duration 14-day flight to study the effects of space travel on the human body and served as the passive target for the first crewed space rendezvous with Gemini 6A.
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D.
Gemini 5
Gemini 5 was a 1965 NASA crewed spaceflight that set a then-record for longest human space mission, demonstrating key endurance and rendezvous technologies for the Apollo program.
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E.
Gemini 6A
Gemini 6A was a 1965 NASA crewed spaceflight that achieved the first successful rendezvous between two orbiting spacecraft during the Gemini program.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Skylab program mission
ⓘ
crewed spaceflight mission ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
SL-3
ⓘ
Skylab 3 ⓘ
surface form:
Skylab II crewed mission
|
| callSign | Skylab 3 self-link ⓘ |
| commander | Alan L. Bean ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| crewMember |
Alan L. Bean
ⓘ
Jack R. Lousma ⓘ Owen K. Garriott ⓘ |
| crewSize | 3 ⓘ |
| crewStatus | all crew returned safely ⓘ |
| dockingDate | 1973-07-29 ⓘ |
| dockingTarget | Skylab Orbital Workshop ⓘ |
| EVAcount | 3 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Skylab 4 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | set a new human spaceflight duration record at the time of the mission ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1973-09-25 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1973-07-28 ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 21,000 kilograms ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Kennedy Space Center
ⓘ
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn IB ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 59 days 11 hours 9 minutes ⓘ |
| missionDurationDays | about 59.5 days ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
conduct Earth resources observations
ⓘ
conduct biomedical experiments on long-duration spaceflight ⓘ perform solar astronomy observations ⓘ perform spacewalks for repairs and experiments ⓘ |
| missionSequence | second crewed mission to Skylab ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
continued repair and maintenance of Skylab space station
ⓘ
extensive medical and physiological studies of crew ⓘ solar observations using Apollo Telescope Mount ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| pilot | Jack R. Lousma ⓘ |
| precededBy | Skylab 2 ⓘ |
| program | Skylab program ⓘ |
| recoveryShip | USS New Orleans ⓘ |
| sciencePilot | Owen K. Garriott ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
NASA
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surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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| spacecraftName |
Apollo command and service module
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo Command and Service Module
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| spacecraftType |
Apollo command and service module
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo CSM
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| spaceStationVisited |
Skylab Orbital Workshop
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surface form:
Skylab
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| totalEVAtime | about 13 hours 43 minutes ⓘ |
| undockingDate | 1973-09-25 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Skylab 3 Description of subject: Skylab 3 was the second crewed mission to the United States' Skylab space station, during which astronauts conducted extensive scientific experiments and spacewalks in 1973.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Skylab II crewed mission