Shenzhou 12
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Shenzhou 12 was a Chinese crewed spacecraft mission that carried three astronauts to the Tiangong space station as part of China’s expanding human spaceflight program.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shenzhou 12 canonical | 1 |
| Shenzhou crewed spacecraft | 1 |
| Shenzhou crewed spacecraft missions | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1592799 — 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: Shenzhou 12 Context triple: [Tiangong space station, firstCrewMission, Shenzhou 12]
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A.
Tiangong space station
The Tiangong space station is China’s modular, permanently crewed orbital outpost that serves as the centerpiece of its independent human spaceflight and research program in low Earth orbit.
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B.
Tianwen-1
Tianwen-1 is China’s first interplanetary mission, consisting of an orbiter, lander, and rover sent to study Mars from orbit and on the surface.
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C.
Dragon spacecraft
The Dragon spacecraft is SpaceX’s reusable cargo and crew capsule designed to transport supplies and astronauts between Earth and the International Space Station and other orbital destinations.
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D.
Cygnus spacecraft
The Cygnus spacecraft is an uncrewed commercial cargo vehicle developed by Northrop Grumman to deliver supplies and scientific equipment to the International Space Station.
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E.
Orion spacecraft
The Orion spacecraft is NASA’s next-generation crewed space vehicle designed to carry astronauts beyond low Earth orbit on deep-space missions, including journeys to the Moon and eventually Mars.
- 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: Shenzhou 12 Target entity description: Shenzhou 12 was a Chinese crewed spacecraft mission that carried three astronauts to the Tiangong space station as part of China’s expanding human spaceflight program.
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A.
Tiangong space station
The Tiangong space station is China’s modular, permanently crewed orbital outpost that serves as the centerpiece of its independent human spaceflight and research program in low Earth orbit.
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B.
Tianwen-1
Tianwen-1 is China’s first interplanetary mission, consisting of an orbiter, lander, and rover sent to study Mars from orbit and on the surface.
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C.
Dragon spacecraft
The Dragon spacecraft is SpaceX’s reusable cargo and crew capsule designed to transport supplies and astronauts between Earth and the International Space Station and other orbital destinations.
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D.
Cygnus spacecraft
The Cygnus spacecraft is an uncrewed commercial cargo vehicle developed by Northrop Grumman to deliver supplies and scientific equipment to the International Space Station.
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E.
Orion spacecraft
The Orion spacecraft is NASA’s next-generation crewed space vehicle designed to carry astronauts beyond low Earth orbit on deep-space missions, including journeys to the Moon and eventually Mars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shenzhou program mission
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crewed spaceflight mission ⓘ |
| agency | China National Space Administration ⓘ |
| commander | Nie Haisheng ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| crewMember |
Liu Boming
ⓘ
Nie Haisheng ⓘ Tang Hongbo ⓘ |
| crewNationality | Chinese ⓘ |
| crewSize | 3 ⓘ |
| destination |
Tiangong space station
ⓘ
Tianhe core module ⓘ |
| dockingPort | Tianhe forward docking port ⓘ |
| EVAActivity |
installation of external equipment on Tianhe
ⓘ
testing of spacesuits and robotic arm interfaces ⓘ |
| firstForChina |
first crewed mission of the Tiangong space station era
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first crewed mission to Tianhe core module ⓘ |
| followedBy | Shenzhou 13 ⓘ |
| landingDate | 2021-09-17 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2021-06-17 ⓘ |
| launchPad | Jiuquan LC-43 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Long March 2F ⓘ |
| missionDuration |
90 days
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about 3 months ⓘ |
| missionType |
crewed orbital mission
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long-duration space station mission ⓘ |
| objective |
support construction of Tiangong space station
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validate rendezvous and docking procedures with Tianhe ⓘ verify life support systems of Tianhe module ⓘ |
| operator | China Manned Space Agency ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| precededBy | Shenzhou 11 ⓘ |
| relatedSpaceStationProgram |
China's crewed spaceflight program
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surface form:
Tiangong program
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| returnModuleLandingRegion |
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Inner Mongolia
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| returnModuleLandingSite |
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
ⓘ
surface form:
Dongfeng landing site
|
| scientificResearch |
space biology experiments
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space medicine experiments ⓘ technology verification for long-duration stays ⓘ |
| sequenceInProgram | 12 ⓘ |
| spacecraftType |
Shenzhou crewed spacecraft
ⓘ
surface form:
Shenzhou spacecraft
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| spaceProgram |
Chinese human spaceflight program
ⓘ
Shenzhou crewed spacecraft ⓘ
surface form:
Shenzhou program
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| spaceStationVisit |
Tiangong space station
ⓘ
surface form:
Tiangong
Tianhe core module ⓘ |
| spacewalksConducted | 2 ⓘ |
| status | completed mission ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shenzhou 12 Description of subject: Shenzhou 12 was a Chinese crewed spacecraft mission that carried three astronauts to the Tiangong space station as part of China’s expanding human spaceflight program.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shenzhou crewed spacecraft
this entity surface form:
Shenzhou crewed spacecraft missions