NASA Discovery Program
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The NASA Discovery Program is a series of competitively selected, cost-capped planetary science missions designed to achieve high scientific return with relatively small, focused spacecraft.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NASA Discovery Program canonical | 11 |
| Discovery Program | 3 |
| NASA Discovery Program 13 | 1 |
| NASA Discovery-class mission | 1 |
| NASA Discovery-class technology demonstration missions | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1308325 — 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: NASA Discovery Program Context triple: [NASA Science Mission Directorate, oversees, NASA Discovery Program]
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A.
Artemis program
The Artemis program is NASA’s ongoing initiative to return humans to the Moon, establish a sustainable lunar presence, and prepare for future crewed missions to Mars.
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B.
Mars Exploration Program
The Mars Exploration Program is NASA’s long-term robotic initiative to explore Mars’ climate, geology, and potential for past or present life using orbiters, landers, and rovers.
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C.
NASA Science Mission Directorate
The NASA Science Mission Directorate is the division of NASA responsible for planning and overseeing the agency’s science programs and missions that explore Earth, the solar system, and the universe.
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D.
NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate
The NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate is the division of NASA responsible for developing and demonstrating cutting-edge space technologies to enable future missions and advance U.S. leadership in space.
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E.
NASA spacecraft
NASA spacecraft are robotic or crewed vehicles designed, built, and operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration for space exploration, scientific research, and technology demonstration beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- 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: NASA Discovery Program Target entity description: The NASA Discovery Program is a series of competitively selected, cost-capped planetary science missions designed to achieve high scientific return with relatively small, focused spacecraft.
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A.
Artemis program
The Artemis program is NASA’s ongoing initiative to return humans to the Moon, establish a sustainable lunar presence, and prepare for future crewed missions to Mars.
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B.
Mars Exploration Program
The Mars Exploration Program is NASA’s long-term robotic initiative to explore Mars’ climate, geology, and potential for past or present life using orbiters, landers, and rovers.
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C.
NASA Science Mission Directorate
The NASA Science Mission Directorate is the division of NASA responsible for planning and overseeing the agency’s science programs and missions that explore Earth, the solar system, and the universe.
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D.
NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate
The NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate is the division of NASA responsible for developing and demonstrating cutting-edge space technologies to enable future missions and advance U.S. leadership in space.
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E.
NASA spacecraft
NASA spacecraft are robotic or crewed vehicles designed, built, and operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration for space exploration, scientific research, and technology demonstration beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA program
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planetary science mission ⓘ planetary science mission line ⓘ |
| comparedTo | NASA Flagship Program ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| emphasis |
focused science objectives
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rapid development compared to flagship missions ⓘ |
| field | planetary science ⓘ |
| firstMission | NEAR Shoemaker ⓘ |
| focus | principal-investigator-led missions ⓘ |
| fundingModel | cost-capped ⓘ |
| inception | 1992 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1996-02-17 ⓘ |
| mission |
CONTOUR
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DAVINCI ⓘ Dawn ⓘ Deep Impact ⓘ GRAIL ⓘ Genesis ⓘ InSight ⓘ Kepler ⓘ Lucy ⓘ Lunar Prospector ⓘ MESSENGER ⓘ Mars Pathfinder ⓘ NEAR Shoemaker ⓘ Psyche ⓘ Stardust ⓘ VERITAS ⓘ |
| missionClass | small-class planetary missions ⓘ |
| missionType | uncrewed ⓘ |
| notableMission |
Dawn
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InSight ⓘ Kepler ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| parentAgency | NASA Science Mission Directorate ⓘ |
| partOf | NASA Planetary Science Division ⓘ |
| program | NASA Discovery Program self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| purpose |
to achieve high scientific return with relatively small focused spacecraft
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to conduct cost-capped planetary science missions ⓘ |
| scienceDiscipline |
exoplanets
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planetary atmospheres ⓘ planetary interiors ⓘ planetary surfaces ⓘ small bodies of the Solar System ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | competitive peer review ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| status | ongoing ⓘ |
| target | 433 Eros ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NASA Discovery Program Description of subject: The NASA Discovery Program is a series of competitively selected, cost-capped planetary science missions designed to achieve high scientific return with relatively small, focused spacecraft.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dawn
this entity surface form:
NASA Discovery-class mission
this entity surface form:
Discovery Program
this entity surface form:
Discovery Program
this entity surface form:
Discovery Program
subject surface form:
NEAR Shoemaker
this entity surface form:
NASA Discovery-class technology demonstration missions
this entity surface form:
NASA Discovery Program 13