Thomas Reiter
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Thomas Reiter is a German ESA astronaut and former Luftwaffe pilot known for his long-duration missions aboard the Mir space station and the International Space Station.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Reiter canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3875749 — 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: Thomas Reiter Context triple: [European Astronaut Corps, notableMember, Thomas Reiter]
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A.
Martin Benrath
Martin Benrath was a German actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theater from the mid-20th century onward.
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B.
Ewald Loeser
Ewald Loeser was a German lawyer and industrial executive who served in senior positions at the Krupp conglomerate and was later prosecuted for his role in Nazi-era crimes during the post–World War II Krupp Trial.
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C.
Johannes Popitz
Johannes Popitz was a German lawyer, conservative politician, and high-ranking finance official who served as Prussian finance minister and later became involved in resistance circles against the Nazi regime.
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D.
John Rädecker
John Rädecker was a Dutch sculptor best known for his expressive, symbolist-influenced monumental works in the early 20th century.
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E.
Karl Rammelt
Karl Rammelt was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, credited with numerous aerial victories on the Eastern Front.
- 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: Thomas Reiter Target entity description: Thomas Reiter is a German ESA astronaut and former Luftwaffe pilot known for his long-duration missions aboard the Mir space station and the International Space Station.
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A.
Martin Benrath
Martin Benrath was a German actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theater from the mid-20th century onward.
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B.
Ewald Loeser
Ewald Loeser was a German lawyer and industrial executive who served in senior positions at the Krupp conglomerate and was later prosecuted for his role in Nazi-era crimes during the post–World War II Krupp Trial.
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C.
Johannes Popitz
Johannes Popitz was a German lawyer, conservative politician, and high-ranking finance official who served as Prussian finance minister and later became involved in resistance circles against the Nazi regime.
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D.
John Rädecker
John Rädecker was a Dutch sculptor best known for his expressive, symbolist-influenced monumental works in the early 20th century.
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E.
Karl Rammelt
Karl Rammelt was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, credited with numerous aerial victories on the Eastern Front.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Space Agency astronaut
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astronaut ⓘ human ⓘ military pilot ⓘ |
| almaMater | Bundeswehr University Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
NERFINISHED
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Russian Medal for Merit in Space Exploration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1958-05-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| educatedIn | aeronautical engineering ⓘ |
| employer | European Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Reiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerospace engineering
ⓘ
human spaceflight ⓘ |
| firstSpaceflight | Soyuz TM-22 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSpaceflightYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longDurationMission |
Euromir 95 mission on Mir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ISS Expedition 13/14 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | European Astronaut Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
German Air Force
NERFINISHED
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Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Reiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long-duration mission on Mir
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long-duration mission on the International Space Station ⓘ |
| numberOfEVAs | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
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engineer ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| performedEVA | yes ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of Human Spaceflight and Operations at ESA
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ESA Director of Human Spaceflight and Operations (D/HSO) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFromAstronautCorps | yes ⓘ |
| secondSpaceflight | STS-121 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondSpaceflightYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| spaceMission |
Euromir 95
NERFINISHED
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Expedition 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ Expedition 14 NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-121 NERFINISHED ⓘ Soyuz TM-22 NERFINISHED ⓘ Soyuz TMA-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceStation |
International Space Station
NERFINISHED
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Mir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalEVATime | over 14 hours ⓘ |
| totalTimeInSpace | approximately 350 days ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Reiter Description of subject: Thomas Reiter is a German ESA astronaut and former Luftwaffe pilot known for his long-duration missions aboard the Mir space station and the International Space Station.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.