SRMS
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SRMS is the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System, a robotic arm used on NASA's Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, maneuver, and retrieve payloads in space.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SRMS canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2139015 — 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: SRMS Context triple: [Canadarm, abbreviation, SRMS]
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A.
RSM
RSM is the international vehicle registration code used on license plates for vehicles registered in San Marino.
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B.
RSM
RSM is the abbreviation commonly used for the Royal Schools of Music, a group of prestigious UK conservatoires known for their music education and examination programs.
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C.
RSM
RSM is the acronym for the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, focused on training, advising, and assisting Afghan security forces after the end of NATO’s combat operations.
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D.
RMSC
RMSC is the Rose M. Singer Center, a women’s jail facility located on Rikers Island in New York City.
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E.
SMR
SMR is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to San Marino.
- 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: SRMS Target entity description: SRMS is the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System, a robotic arm used on NASA's Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, maneuver, and retrieve payloads in space.
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A.
RSM
RSM is the international vehicle registration code used on license plates for vehicles registered in San Marino.
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B.
RSM
RSM is the acronym for the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, focused on training, advising, and assisting Afghan security forces after the end of NATO’s combat operations.
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C.
RSM
RSM is the abbreviation commonly used for the Royal Schools of Music, a group of prestigious UK conservatoires known for their music education and examination programs.
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D.
RMSC
RMSC is the Rose M. Singer Center, a women’s jail facility located on Rikers Island in New York City.
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E.
SMR
SMR is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to San Marino.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shuttle Remote Manipulator System
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spaceborne manipulator ⓘ spacecraft robotic arm ⓘ |
| agencyContribution | major Canadian contribution to the Space Shuttle program ⓘ |
| component |
elbow joint
ⓘ
end effector ⓘ shoulder joint ⓘ wrist joint ⓘ |
| controlInterface |
hand controllers
ⓘ
video displays ⓘ |
| controlMethod | crew-operated from Shuttle aft flight deck ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| developer |
Canadian Space Agency
ⓘ
National Research Council Canada ⓘ |
| firstOperationalUseProgram |
NASA Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| fullName | Shuttle Remote Manipulator System ⓘ |
| hasDegreesOfFreedom | 6 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Spar Aerospace ⓘ |
| mountingLocation | Space Shuttle payload bay ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
capable of precise remote manipulation in microgravity
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teleoperated by astronauts inside the orbiter ⓘ |
| notableUse |
deployment of satellites
ⓘ
retrieval of satellites ⓘ support of International Space Station assembly tasks ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| powerSource | Space Shuttle electrical power system ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
deploy payloads from the Space Shuttle cargo bay
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maneuver payloads in space ⓘ retrieve payloads back into the Space Shuttle cargo bay ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
NASA Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| relatedSystem |
Canadarm2
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Dextre ⓘ |
| secondaryFunction |
assist in on-orbit assembly tasks
ⓘ
support astronaut extravehicular activities ⓘ |
| shortName | Canadarm ⓘ |
| successor |
Canadarm2
ⓘ
Mobile Servicing System ⓘ
surface form:
Space Station Remote Manipulator System
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| usedForMissionType |
Space Shuttle ISS assembly missions
ⓘ
satellite deployment missions ⓘ satellite repair missions ⓘ |
| usedOnVehicle |
Space Shuttle Atlantis
ⓘ
Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ Space Shuttle Columbia ⓘ Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ Space Shuttle Endeavour ⓘ Space Shuttle orbiter ⓘ |
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: SRMS Description of subject: SRMS is the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System, a robotic arm used on NASA's Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, maneuver, and retrieve payloads in space.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.