STS-61-B
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STS-61-B was a NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis mission flown in November 1985 that deployed multiple communications satellites and conducted spacewalk experiments as part of the early shuttle program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| STS-61-B canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7158469 — 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: STS-61-B Context triple: [STS-61-C, precededBy, STS-61-B]
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A.
STS-61-C
STS-61-C was a 1986 NASA Space Shuttle Columbia mission notable for carrying future U.S. Senator and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson as a payload specialist.
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B.
STS-61
STS-61 was a 1993 NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour mission best known for successfully repairing and upgrading the Hubble Space Telescope during a series of complex spacewalks.
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C.
STS-51-B
STS-51-B was a 1985 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger mission focused on Spacelab scientific research in microgravity.
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D.
STS-66
STS-66 was a 1994 Space Shuttle Atlantis mission focused on studying Earth's atmosphere and climate using the ATLAS-3 payload and related experiments.
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E.
STS-41B
STS-41B was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger mission best known for the first untethered spacewalks using the Manned Maneuvering Unit.
- 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: STS-61-B Target entity description: STS-61-B was a NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis mission flown in November 1985 that deployed multiple communications satellites and conducted spacewalk experiments as part of the early shuttle program.
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A.
STS-61-C
STS-61-C was a 1986 NASA Space Shuttle Columbia mission notable for carrying future U.S. Senator and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson as a payload specialist.
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B.
STS-61
STS-61 was a 1993 NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour mission best known for successfully repairing and upgrading the Hubble Space Telescope during a series of complex spacewalks.
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C.
STS-51-B
STS-51-B was a 1985 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger mission focused on Spacelab scientific research in microgravity.
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D.
STS-66
STS-66 was a 1994 Space Shuttle Atlantis mission focused on studying Earth's atmosphere and climate using the ATLAS-3 payload and related experiments.
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E.
STS-41B
STS-41B was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger mission best known for the first untethered spacewalks using the Manned Maneuvering Unit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spaceflight
ⓘ
Space Shuttle mission ⓘ |
| callsign | Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Brewster H. Shaw Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conducted | spacewalk experiments ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewSize | 7 ⓘ |
| deployedSatellite |
AUSSAT-2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MORELOS-B NERFINISHED ⓘ SATCOM K-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EVA | 2 spacewalks ⓘ |
| EVABy |
Jerry L. Ross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sherwood C. Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EVAObjective |
Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space Structures (ACCESS)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Experimental Assembly of Structures in EVA (EASE) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightOf |
Bryan D. O'Connor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerry L. Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary L. Cleave NERFINISHED ⓘ Rodolfo Neri Vela NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherwood C. Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | STS-61-C ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1985-12-03 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Edwards Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1985-11-26 ⓘ |
| launchMass | about 116,000 kg ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlantis OV-104 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 6 days 21 hours 4 minutes ⓘ |
| missionNumber |
23rd Space Shuttle mission
ⓘ
2nd flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis ⓘ |
| missionPatch | STS-61-B mission patch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
Jerry L. Ross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary L. Cleave NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherwood C. Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType |
satellite deployment mission
ⓘ
technology demonstration mission ⓘ |
| notable | first Mexican astronaut in space ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitApogee | 362 km ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | 28.45 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitPerigee | 352 km ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | 91.6 minutes ⓘ |
| payload | EASE/ACCESS experiments ⓘ |
| payloadSpecialist |
Charles D. Walker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rodolfo Neri Vela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilot | Bryan D. O'Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | STS-61-A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program |
NASA Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| spacecraft | Space Shuttle Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1985 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: STS-61-B Description of subject: STS-61-B was a NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis mission flown in November 1985 that deployed multiple communications satellites and conducted spacewalk experiments as part of the early shuttle program.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.