European Service Module
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The European Service Module is the European-built component of NASA’s Orion spacecraft that provides propulsion, power, thermal control, and life-support resources for crewed lunar missions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| European Service Module canonical | 4 |
| European Service Module for Orion (technology heritage) | 1 |
| European Service Module for Orion spacecraft | 1 |
| Orion service module | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2833912 — 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: European Service Module Context triple: [Artemis II, usesServiceModule, European Service Module]
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A.
Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module
The Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module is an Italian-built pressurized cargo module used by NASA to transport supplies, equipment, and experiments between Earth and the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle missions.
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B.
Apollo–Soyuz Docking Module
The Apollo–Soyuz Docking Module was a specially designed adapter spacecraft that enabled the American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz vehicles to physically connect and support joint operations during the first international crewed space mission.
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C.
Mobile Servicing System
The Mobile Servicing System is a Canadian-built robotic system on the International Space Station used for assembly, maintenance, and cargo handling in orbit.
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D.
International Docking Adapter on ISS
The International Docking Adapter on the ISS is a standardized docking port that enables modern crewed and cargo spacecraft, such as Boeing’s Starliner, to autonomously and safely dock with the space station.
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E.
Orbital Maneuvering System
The Orbital Maneuvering System was the Space Shuttle’s pair of rear-mounted rocket engines used for orbital insertion, adjustment, and deorbit burns.
- 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: European Service Module Target entity description: The European Service Module is the European-built component of NASA’s Orion spacecraft that provides propulsion, power, thermal control, and life-support resources for crewed lunar missions.
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A.
Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module
The Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module is an Italian-built pressurized cargo module used by NASA to transport supplies, equipment, and experiments between Earth and the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle missions.
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B.
Apollo–Soyuz Docking Module
The Apollo–Soyuz Docking Module was a specially designed adapter spacecraft that enabled the American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz vehicles to physically connect and support joint operations during the first international crewed space mission.
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C.
Mobile Servicing System
The Mobile Servicing System is a Canadian-built robotic system on the International Space Station used for assembly, maintenance, and cargo handling in orbit.
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D.
International Docking Adapter on ISS
The International Docking Adapter on the ISS is a standardized docking port that enables modern crewed and cargo spacecraft, such as Boeing’s Starliner, to autonomously and safely dock with the space station.
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E.
Orbital Maneuvering System
The Orbital Maneuvering System was the Space Shuttle’s pair of rear-mounted rocket engines used for orbital insertion, adjustment, and deorbit burns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Orion spacecraft component
ⓘ
spacecraft component ⓘ spacecraft service module ⓘ |
| basedOn | Automated Transfer Vehicle service module ⓘ |
| collaborationFramework | ESA–NASA barter agreement ⓘ |
| contractor |
Airbus
ⓘ
surface form:
Airbus Defence and Space
|
| cooperation | Europe–United States space cooperation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | European Union ⓘ |
| crewSupport | up to four astronauts ⓘ |
| customer | NASA ⓘ |
| developer |
European Space Agency
ⓘ
NASA ⓘ |
| firstFlightMission | Artemis I ⓘ |
| firstFlightType | uncrewed lunar test flight ⓘ |
| launchVehicleCompatibility | Space Launch System ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Astrium
ⓘ
surface form:
Airbus Defence and Space
|
| missionType | crewed lunar mission support ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment |
cislunar space
ⓘ
deep space ⓘ |
| partOf | Orion spacecraft ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar arrays ⓘ |
| program |
Artemis program
ⓘ
Orion program ⓘ |
| provides |
attitude control
ⓘ
electrical power ⓘ nitrogen for crew ⓘ orbital maneuvering capability ⓘ oxygen for crew ⓘ power distribution ⓘ propellant storage ⓘ thermal regulation ⓘ water for crew ⓘ |
| providesTo |
Orion spacecraft
ⓘ
surface form:
Orion crew module
|
| purpose |
provide electrical power for Orion spacecraft
ⓘ
provide life-support resources for Orion crew ⓘ provide propulsion for Orion spacecraft ⓘ provide thermal control for Orion spacecraft ⓘ |
| replaces | Apollo Service Module role ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
European Space Agency
ⓘ
NASA ⓘ |
| structuralPosition | mounted below Orion crew module ⓘ |
| supportsMissionPhase |
de-orbit burn from lunar vicinity
ⓘ
lunar orbit insertion ⓘ trajectory correction maneuvers ⓘ trans-lunar injection ⓘ |
| usedFor |
deep space missions beyond low Earth orbit
ⓘ
lunar orbit missions ⓘ |
| usedOnVehicle |
Orion spacecraft
ⓘ
surface form:
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
|
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: European Service Module Description of subject: The European Service Module is the European-built component of NASA’s Orion spacecraft that provides propulsion, power, thermal control, and life-support resources for crewed lunar missions.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Orion service module
this entity surface form:
European Service Module for Orion (technology heritage)
this entity surface form:
European Service Module for Orion spacecraft