Hermes spacecraft
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The Hermes spacecraft is the advanced interplanetary vessel in Andy Weir’s novel and its film adaptation "The Martian," used by NASA’s Ares crew for travel between Earth and Mars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hermes spacecraft canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1790542 — 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: Hermes spacecraft Context triple: [The Martian, setting, Hermes spacecraft]
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A.
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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B.
ATV spacecraft
The ATV spacecraft was an automated European cargo vehicle designed to resupply and reboost the International Space Station.
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C.
Spartan-Halley free-flyer
Spartan-Halley free-flyer was an autonomous, reusable NASA spacecraft designed to study Halley’s Comet by conducting short-duration, targeted observations while deployed from and later retrieved by the Space Shuttle.
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D.
Venus Express
Venus Express was a European Space Agency spacecraft that orbited Venus to study its atmosphere, climate, and surface characteristics from 2006 to 2014.
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E.
Cassini–Huygens
Cassini–Huygens was a joint NASA/ESA/ASI mission consisting of an orbiter and a lander that studied Saturn and its moons in unprecedented detail, including landing on Titan.
- 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: Hermes spacecraft Target entity description: The Hermes spacecraft is the advanced interplanetary vessel in Andy Weir’s novel and its film adaptation "The Martian," used by NASA’s Ares crew for travel between Earth and Mars.
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A.
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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B.
ATV spacecraft
The ATV spacecraft was an automated European cargo vehicle designed to resupply and reboost the International Space Station.
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C.
Spartan-Halley free-flyer
Spartan-Halley free-flyer was an autonomous, reusable NASA spacecraft designed to study Halley’s Comet by conducting short-duration, targeted observations while deployed from and later retrieved by the Space Shuttle.
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D.
Venus Express
Venus Express was a European Space Agency spacecraft that orbited Venus to study its atmosphere, climate, and surface characteristics from 2006 to 2014.
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E.
Cassini–Huygens
Cassini–Huygens was a joint NASA/ESA/ASI mission consisting of an orbiter and a lander that studied Saturn and its moons in unprecedented detail, including landing on Titan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional spacecraft
ⓘ
interplanetary spacecraft ⓘ spacecraft in literature ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
The Martian
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surface form:
The Martian (2015 film)
The Martian ⓘ
surface form:
The Martian (novel)
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| associatedWithCharacter | Mark Watney ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization |
NASA
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA (fictional)
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| countryOfDepictedOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Andy Weir ⓘ |
| crewCapacity | 6 astronauts ⓘ |
| crewMember |
Alex Vogel
ⓘ
Beth Johanssen ⓘ Chris Beck ⓘ Melissa Lewis ⓘ
surface form:
Commander Melissa Lewis
Mark Watney ⓘ Rick Martinez ⓘ |
| depictedInMedium |
feature film
ⓘ
prose fiction ⓘ |
| designGoal | support repeated crewed missions to Mars ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Martian
ⓘ
surface form:
The Martian universe
|
| filmPortrayalDetail | shown with large rotating ring for artificial gravity in The Martian (2015 film) ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
centrifugal gravity ring
ⓘ
command module ⓘ engine module ⓘ habitation module ⓘ solar arrays ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
communication systems for deep space
ⓘ
docking ports for Mars descent/ascent vehicles ⓘ long-duration life support systems ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English (original novel) ⓘ |
| maneuver | gravity assist around Earth ⓘ |
| missionType | reusable Earth–Mars transfer vehicle ⓘ |
| navigationCapability | interplanetary navigation between Earth and Mars ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
executed Rich Purnell maneuver to return to Mars
ⓘ
used to evacuate Ares III crew from Mars orbit ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
NASA
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA (fictional depiction)
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| powerSource | solar power ⓘ |
| primaryRole | crew transport between Earth and Mars ⓘ |
| propulsionType |
chemical propulsion (for certain maneuvers)
ⓘ
ion propulsion ⓘ |
| provides | artificial gravity via rotation ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
airlocks for EVA operations
ⓘ
redundant life support systems ⓘ |
| travelRoute | Earth–Mars transfer orbit ⓘ |
| usedByMission |
Ares 3
ⓘ
surface form:
Ares III mission
Ares IV mission (planned) ⓘ Ares V (cancelled) ⓘ
surface form:
Ares V mission (planned)
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Input
Subject: Hermes spacecraft Description of subject: The Hermes spacecraft is the advanced interplanetary vessel in Andy Weir’s novel and its film adaptation "The Martian," used by NASA’s Ares crew for travel between Earth and Mars.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.