memoir "Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars"
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"Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars" is the memoir of pioneering NASA astronaut and first female Space Shuttle commander Eileen Collins, chronicling her trailblazing aviation career and path to space.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| memoir "Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8409756 — 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: memoir "Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars" Context triple: [Eileen Collins, hasWritten, memoir "Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars"]
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A.
memoir "Piece by Piece"
"Piece by Piece" is a memoir by musician Tori Amos that blends autobiography, interviews, and reflections on her creative process, spirituality, and experiences in the music industry.
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B.
memoir "Straight from the Heart"
"Straight from the Heart" is the political memoir of former Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien, recounting his early life, rise in politics, and key experiences in public office.
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C.
memoir "Once Upon a Time: A True Story"
"Once Upon a Time: A True Story" is Gloria Vanderbilt’s autobiographical memoir recounting her tumultuous childhood, famous custody trial, and life within a prominent American dynasty.
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D.
Memoirs of a Spacewoman
Memoirs of a Spacewoman is a 1962 science fiction novel that explores interstellar travel, communication with alien species, and feminist themes through the reflective life story of a female space explorer.
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E.
A Journey (memoir)
A Journey is the political memoir of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, recounting his leadership of the Labour Party and his years in government.
- 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: memoir "Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars" Target entity description: "Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars" is the memoir of pioneering NASA astronaut and first female Space Shuttle commander Eileen Collins, chronicling her trailblazing aviation career and path to space.
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A.
memoir "Piece by Piece"
"Piece by Piece" is a memoir by musician Tori Amos that blends autobiography, interviews, and reflections on her creative process, spirituality, and experiences in the music industry.
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B.
memoir "Straight from the Heart"
"Straight from the Heart" is the political memoir of former Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien, recounting his early life, rise in politics, and key experiences in public office.
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C.
memoir "Once Upon a Time: A True Story"
"Once Upon a Time: A True Story" is Gloria Vanderbilt’s autobiographical memoir recounting her tumultuous childhood, famous custody trial, and life within a prominent American dynasty.
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D.
Memoirs of a Spacewoman
Memoirs of a Spacewoman is a 1962 science fiction novel that explores interstellar travel, communication with alien species, and feminist themes through the reflective life story of a female space explorer.
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E.
A Journey (memoir)
A Journey is the political memoir of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, recounting his leadership of the Labour Party and his years in government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | memoir ⓘ |
| author |
Eileen Collins
NERFINISHED
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Jonathan H. Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
NASA astronaut selection
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Space Shuttle missions ⓘ first female Space Shuttle commander ⓘ military aviation ⓘ test pilot training ⓘ women in STEM ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
Space Shuttle Columbia STS-93 mission
NERFINISHED
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Space Shuttle Discovery STS-114 mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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readers interested in women’s history ⓘ space enthusiasts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Eileen Collins
NERFINISHED
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NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ aviation career ⓘ spaceflight ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2021 ⓘ |
| publisher | Arcade Publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
Air Force officer
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astronaut ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| subtitle | The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
breaking gender barriers
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leadership ⓘ perseverance ⓘ space exploration ⓘ |
| title | Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: memoir "Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars" Description of subject: "Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars" is the memoir of pioneering NASA astronaut and first female Space Shuttle commander Eileen Collins, chronicling her trailblazing aviation career and path to space.
Referenced by (1)
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