Ares program (fictional)
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fictional Mars exploration program
fictional Mars mission
fictional NASA program
fictional space program
The Ares program is the fictional NASA-led series of crewed Mars missions central to the plot of Andy Weir’s novel and its film adaptation, The Martian.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ares program (fictional) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8384857 — 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: Ares program (fictional) Context triple: [Melissa Lewis, partOf, Ares program (fictional)]
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A.
Helios program
The Helios program was a joint NASA–German Aerospace Center mission in the 1970s that launched two probes to study the Sun at close range, setting records for both solar proximity and spacecraft speed.
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B.
Spartan-IV program
The Spartan-IV program is a United Nations Space Command initiative in the Halo universe that augments volunteer adult soldiers into advanced supersoldiers using more sustainable and less extreme methods than earlier Spartan generations.
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C.
Project Icarus
Project Icarus is a modern theoretical study and design effort for an interstellar spacecraft, conceived as a successor to the 1970s Project Daedalus concept.
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D.
Artemis program
The Artemis program is NASA’s ongoing initiative to return humans to the Moon, establish a sustainable lunar presence, and prepare for future crewed missions to Mars.
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E.
Mir-NASA program
The Mir-NASA program was a collaborative spaceflight initiative in the 1990s that sent American astronauts to live and work aboard Russia’s Mir space station, paving the way for later International Space Station cooperation.
- 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: Ares program (fictional) Target entity description: The Ares program is the fictional NASA-led series of crewed Mars missions central to the plot of Andy Weir’s novel and its film adaptation, The Martian.
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A.
Helios program
The Helios program was a joint NASA–German Aerospace Center mission in the 1970s that launched two probes to study the Sun at close range, setting records for both solar proximity and spacecraft speed.
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B.
Spartan-IV program
The Spartan-IV program is a United Nations Space Command initiative in the Halo universe that augments volunteer adult soldiers into advanced supersoldiers using more sustainable and less extreme methods than earlier Spartan generations.
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C.
Project Icarus
Project Icarus is a modern theoretical study and design effort for an interstellar spacecraft, conceived as a successor to the 1970s Project Daedalus concept.
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D.
Artemis program
The Artemis program is NASA’s ongoing initiative to return humans to the Moon, establish a sustainable lunar presence, and prepare for future crewed missions to Mars.
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E.
Mir-NASA program
The Mir-NASA program was a collaborative spaceflight initiative in the 1990s that sent American astronauts to live and work aboard Russia’s Mir space station, paving the way for later International Space Station cooperation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional Mars exploration program
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fictional Mars mission ⓘ fictional NASA program ⓘ fictional space program ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | film The Martian (2015) directed by Ridley Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| agencyHeadquarters | Johnson Space Center (fictional context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
film The Martian (2015)
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novel The Martian ⓘ |
| creator | Andy Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewSize | 6 ⓘ |
| depictsTheme |
engineering problem-solving
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human survival on Mars ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Alex Vogel
NERFINISHED
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Beth Johanssen NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Watney NERFINISHED ⓘ Melissa Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Martinez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Martian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | hard science fiction ⓘ |
| hasMission |
Ares I
NERFINISHED
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Ares II NERFINISHED ⓘ Ares III NERFINISHED ⓘ Ares IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Ares V NERFINISHED ⓘ Ares VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingSite | Acidalia Planitia (fictional mission) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType |
crewed Mars exploration
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crewed Mars surface mission ⓘ interplanetary expedition ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Ares III abort due to dust storm
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Mark Watney stranded on Mars after dust storm abort ⓘ international cooperation to rescue Mark Watney ⓘ planned to retrieve Mark Watney from Mars (novel plot) ⓘ |
| operator | NASA (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ares program
NERFINISHED
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Ares program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedLandingSite | Schiaparelli Crater (fictional mission) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDestination | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Hermes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyFeature |
Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV)
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Mars Habitation module (Hab) NERFINISHED ⓘ artificial gravity via rotation on Hermes ⓘ ion propulsion for Hermes ⓘ |
| timePeriod | near-future setting ⓘ |
| usesLaunchVehicle |
Atlas V–derived boosters (fictional)
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Saturn V–class heavy-lift rocket (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSpacecraft | Hermes spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ares program (fictional) Description of subject: The Ares program is the fictional NASA-led series of crewed Mars missions central to the plot of Andy Weir’s novel and its film adaptation, The Martian.
Referenced by (1)
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