Thirty-Five New Guys
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Thirty-Five New Guys is the nickname for NASA Astronaut Group 8, the 1978 class that introduced the first American female and minority astronauts and marked a major expansion of the astronaut corps.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thirty-Five New Guys canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5230134 — 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: Thirty-Five New Guys Context triple: [NASA Astronaut Group 8, alsoKnownAs, Thirty-Five New Guys]
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A.
Men of a Certain Age
Men of a Certain Age is a dramedy television series that follows three middle-aged friends as they navigate the personal and professional challenges of midlife.
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B.
A Regular Guy
A Regular Guy is a novel by American author Mona Simpson that explores family dynamics, identity, and the emotional complexities surrounding a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and his estranged daughter.
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C.
Nice Guys Finish Last
"Nice Guys Finish Last" is a punk rock song by Green Day, best known as one of the singles from their 1997 album *Nimrod*.
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D.
The Tall Guy
The Tall Guy is a 1989 British romantic comedy film starring Jeff Goldblum and Emma Thompson, written by Richard Curtis and set in London’s West End theatre world.
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E.
Gentlemen
Gentlemen is the nickname and mascot identity for the men's athletic teams of Centenary College of Louisiana.
- 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: Thirty-Five New Guys Target entity description: Thirty-Five New Guys is the nickname for NASA Astronaut Group 8, the 1978 class that introduced the first American female and minority astronauts and marked a major expansion of the astronaut corps.
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A.
Men of a Certain Age
Men of a Certain Age is a dramedy television series that follows three middle-aged friends as they navigate the personal and professional challenges of midlife.
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B.
A Regular Guy
A Regular Guy is a novel by American author Mona Simpson that explores family dynamics, identity, and the emotional complexities surrounding a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and his estranged daughter.
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C.
Nice Guys Finish Last
"Nice Guys Finish Last" is a punk rock song by Green Day, best known as one of the singles from their 1997 album *Nimrod*.
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D.
The Tall Guy
The Tall Guy is a 1989 British romantic comedy film starring Jeff Goldblum and Emma Thompson, written by Richard Curtis and set in London’s West End theatre world.
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E.
Gentlemen
Gentlemen is the nickname and mascot identity for the men's athletic teams of Centenary College of Louisiana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | NASA astronaut group ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | late 1970s ⓘ |
| followedBy | NASA Astronaut Group 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname |
TFNG
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thirty-Five New Guys ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | NASA Astronaut Group 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesAstronaut |
Anna Fisher
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daniel Brandenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellison Onizuka NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick D. Gregory NERFINISHED ⓘ Guion Bluford NERFINISHED ⓘ H. Hartsfield NERFINISHED ⓘ James van Hoften NERFINISHED ⓘ John Fabian NERFINISHED ⓘ John Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Judith Resnik NERFINISHED ⓘ Karol J. Bobko NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathryn D. Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Coats NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Thagard NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhea Seddon NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Truly NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert L. Crippen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald McNair NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally Ride NERFINISHED ⓘ Shannon Lucid NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Hawley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFirstToInclude |
African-American astronauts
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American female astronauts ⓘ American minority astronauts ⓘ Asian-American astronauts ⓘ Hispanic-American astronauts ⓘ Jewish-American astronauts ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Houston
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surface form:
Houston, Texas
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| numberOfAstronauts | 35 ⓘ |
| partOf | NASA Astronaut Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | NASA Astronaut Group 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMissionType | Space Shuttle missions ⓘ |
| programAssociatedWith | Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectedBy | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| significance |
first major expansion of NASA astronaut corps since Apollo era
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introduced first racial and ethnic minorities into NASA astronaut corps ⓘ introduced first women into NASA astronaut corps ⓘ |
| trainingLocation | Johnson Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Thirty-Five New Guys Description of subject: Thirty-Five New Guys is the nickname for NASA Astronaut Group 8, the 1978 class that introduced the first American female and minority astronauts and marked a major expansion of the astronaut corps.
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