Apollo 6
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Apollo 6 was the second and final uncrewed test flight of NASA’s Saturn V rocket, launched in 1968 to validate the vehicle for subsequent crewed Apollo missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apollo 6 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2372419 — 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: Apollo 6 Context triple: [Apollo 7, precededBy, Apollo 6]
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A.
Apollo 7
Apollo 7 was NASA’s 1968 Earth-orbiting test mission that successfully proved the redesigned Apollo spacecraft’s systems and paved the way for subsequent lunar missions.
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B.
Apollo 9
Apollo 9 was a 1969 crewed Earth-orbital mission in NASA’s Apollo program that tested the Lunar Module and key systems needed for the subsequent Moon landings.
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C.
Apollo 12
Apollo 12 was NASA’s second crewed mission to land humans on the Moon, notable for its precise landing near the Surveyor 3 probe in November 1969.
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D.
Apollo 10
Apollo 10 was a 1969 NASA mission that served as a full dress rehearsal for the first Moon landing, testing all lunar operations except the actual touchdown.
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E.
Apollo 4
Apollo 4 was an uncrewed 1967 test flight that marked the first launch of NASA’s Saturn V rocket, validating the vehicle for subsequent Apollo lunar missions.
- 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: Apollo 6 Target entity description: Apollo 6 was the second and final uncrewed test flight of NASA’s Saturn V rocket, launched in 1968 to validate the vehicle for subsequent crewed Apollo missions.
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A.
Apollo 7
Apollo 7 was NASA’s 1968 Earth-orbiting test mission that successfully proved the redesigned Apollo spacecraft’s systems and paved the way for subsequent lunar missions.
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B.
Apollo 9
Apollo 9 was a 1969 crewed Earth-orbital mission in NASA’s Apollo program that tested the Lunar Module and key systems needed for the subsequent Moon landings.
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C.
Apollo 12
Apollo 12 was NASA’s second crewed mission to land humans on the Moon, notable for its precise landing near the Surveyor 3 probe in November 1969.
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D.
Apollo 10
Apollo 10 was a 1969 NASA mission that served as a full dress rehearsal for the first Moon landing, testing all lunar operations except the actual touchdown.
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E.
Apollo 4
Apollo 4 was an uncrewed 1967 test flight that marked the first launch of NASA’s Saturn V rocket, validating the vehicle for subsequent Apollo lunar missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo mission
ⓘ
test flight ⓘ uncrewed spaceflight ⓘ |
| apoapsis | 222,000 kilometers (planned) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | none ⓘ |
| failureEvent |
S-IC first stage longitudinal oscillations (pogo)
ⓘ
S-II second stage engine shutdowns ⓘ S-IVB third stage failure to restart ⓘ |
| isFinalUncrewedSaturnVTest | true ⓘ |
| isUncrewed | true ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1968-04-04 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1968-04-04 ⓘ |
| launchLocation |
Kennedy Space Center
ⓘ
Merritt Island ⓘ
surface form:
Merritt Island, Florida
|
| launchSite |
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
ⓘ
LC-39A ⓘ |
| launchTimeUTC | 1968-04-04T12:00:01Z ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn V ⓘ |
| launchVehicleVariant |
Saturn V
ⓘ
surface form:
Saturn V SA-502
|
| missionDuration | 09:57:20 ⓘ |
| missionDurationSeconds | 35840 ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | partial success ⓘ |
| missionType |
Saturn V test flight
ⓘ
uncrewed lunar mission simulation ⓘ |
| nextMission | Apollo 7 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitReference | Earth orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | Apollo program ⓘ |
| periapsis | ~176 kilometers (planned) ⓘ |
| previousMission | Apollo 5 ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
demonstrate Saturn V performance for translunar injection
ⓘ
validate Saturn V launch vehicle for crewed Apollo missions ⓘ |
| programGoalContext | enable crewed lunar landing before the end of the 1960s ⓘ |
| recoveredBy |
United States Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Navy
|
| recoveryShip | USS Okinawa ⓘ |
| reentrySpeed | approximately 10.4 km/s (less than planned lunar-return speed) ⓘ |
| resultingChange |
engine and control system design refinements for later Saturn V flights
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modifications to Saturn V pogo suppression systems ⓘ |
| secondaryObjective | test Apollo Command and Service Module in high-speed reentry conditions ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
NASA
ⓘ
surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
|
| spacecraftComponent |
Command Module C-020
ⓘ
Apollo Lunar Module ⓘ
surface form:
Lunar Module Test Article (boilerplate) LM-2
Service Module SM-014 ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | Block I Command and Service Module ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| usedForQualificationOf |
Saturn V
ⓘ
surface form:
Saturn V for crewed Apollo missions
|
| yearOfSpaceflight | 1968 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Apollo 6 Description of subject: Apollo 6 was the second and final uncrewed test flight of NASA’s Saturn V rocket, launched in 1968 to validate the vehicle for subsequent crewed Apollo missions.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.