Gumdrop
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Gumdrop was the nickname given to the Apollo 9 command module, used in 1969 to test the lunar module and docking procedures in Earth orbit during NASA’s Apollo program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gumdrop canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10700904 — 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: Gumdrop Context triple: [Apollo 9, commandModuleName, Gumdrop]
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A.
Bubblegum
"Bubblegum" is a song by the English indie rock band Mystery Jets, known for its catchy melody and emotionally charged lyrics.
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B.
Taffy
Taffy is a character featured in the film "On the Line."
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C.
Gumm
Gumm is the birth surname of American actress and singer Judy Garland, originally Frances Ethel Gumm.
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D.
Candy
Candy is one of the reckless, party-obsessed college girls at the center of the crime drama film "Spring Breakers," portrayed by Vanessa Hudgens.
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E.
Candy
Candy is a common feminine given name, often used as a diminutive of Candace or Candice.
- 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: Gumdrop Target entity description: Gumdrop was the nickname given to the Apollo 9 command module, used in 1969 to test the lunar module and docking procedures in Earth orbit during NASA’s Apollo program.
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A.
Bubblegum
"Bubblegum" is a song by the English indie rock band Mystery Jets, known for its catchy melody and emotionally charged lyrics.
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B.
Taffy
Taffy is a character featured in the film "On the Line."
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C.
Gumm
Gumm is the birth surname of American actress and singer Judy Garland, originally Frances Ethel Gumm.
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D.
Candy
Candy is one of the reckless, party-obsessed college girls at the center of the crime drama film "Spring Breakers," portrayed by Vanessa Hudgens.
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E.
Candy
"Candy" is a 2012 pop single by British singer Robbie Williams, known for its catchy, upbeat melody and chart-topping success in several countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo command module
ⓘ
spacecraft ⓘ |
| associatedLunarModule | Spider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callsign | Gumdrop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | James McDivitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandModulePilot | David Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crewCapacity | 3 ⓘ |
| crewEgressMethod | ocean recovery ⓘ |
| crewMember |
David Scott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James McDivitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell L. Schweickart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dockedWith | Spider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dockingTarget | Apollo 9 lunar module Spider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Apollo 10 command module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first crewed flight test of the Apollo lunar module in Earth orbit ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1969-03-13 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1969-03-03 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lunarModulePilot | Russell L. Schweickart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | North American Rockwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDuration |
1 hour
ⓘ
10 days ⓘ 54 minutes ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | success ⓘ |
| missionType | Earth-orbital test of Apollo hardware ⓘ |
| nicknameOf | Apollo 9 command module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitedBody | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMission | Apollo 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Apollo 8 command module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
test of docking and extraction procedures
ⓘ
test of lunar module in Earth orbit ⓘ |
| program | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recoveredBy | USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reentryType | capsule splashdown ⓘ |
| serviceModuleAttached | yes ⓘ |
| spacecraftConfiguration | command and service module ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | Apollo Block II command module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| splashdownLocation | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testedCapability |
crew transfer between modules
ⓘ
docking procedures ⓘ lunar module systems in Earth orbit ⓘ rendezvous procedures ⓘ |
| yearOfOperation | 1969 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Gumdrop Description of subject: Gumdrop was the nickname given to the Apollo 9 command module, used in 1969 to test the lunar module and docking procedures in Earth orbit during NASA’s Apollo program.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.