Apollo 13 Lunar Module Aquarius
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Apollo 13 Lunar Module Aquarius was the spacecraft that served as a critical lifeboat for the Apollo 13 crew after their command module was damaged, enabling their safe return to Earth.
All labels observed (1)
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| Apollo 13 Lunar Module Aquarius canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10845613 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apollo 13 Lunar Module Aquarius Context triple: [Intrepid, followedBy, Apollo 13 Lunar Module Aquarius]
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Apollo 13 Command and Service Module Odyssey
Apollo 13 Command and Service Module Odyssey was the main spacecraft of NASA’s ill-fated 1970 Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical in-flight explosion but was famously brought safely back to Earth through improvised problem-solving by the crew and ground control.
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Apollo 16 Command Module
The Apollo 16 Command Module was the crew’s primary spacecraft for living, working, and reentry during NASA’s fifth crewed lunar landing mission in 1972.
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Apollo 15 Command and Service Module
The Apollo 15 Command and Service Module was the spacecraft that housed the crew and main propulsion systems for NASA’s fourth crewed lunar landing mission in 1971.
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Apollo CSM-118
Apollo CSM-118 was the Apollo command and service module used for NASA’s Skylab 4 mission, carrying astronauts to and from the Skylab space station in 1973–1974.
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Apollo CSM-116
Apollo CSM-116 was the Apollo command and service module used for NASA’s first crewed Skylab mission, carrying astronauts to and from the Skylab space station in 1973.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apollo 13 Lunar Module Aquarius Target entity description: Apollo 13 Lunar Module Aquarius was the spacecraft that served as a critical lifeboat for the Apollo 13 crew after their command module was damaged, enabling their safe return to Earth.
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Apollo 13 Command and Service Module Odyssey
Apollo 13 Command and Service Module Odyssey was the main spacecraft of NASA’s ill-fated 1970 Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical in-flight explosion but was famously brought safely back to Earth through improvised problem-solving by the crew and ground control.
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B.
Apollo 16 Command Module
The Apollo 16 Command Module was the crew’s primary spacecraft for living, working, and reentry during NASA’s fifth crewed lunar landing mission in 1972.
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C.
Apollo 15 Command and Service Module
The Apollo 15 Command and Service Module was the spacecraft that housed the crew and main propulsion systems for NASA’s fourth crewed lunar landing mission in 1971.
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D.
Apollo CSM-118
Apollo CSM-118 was the Apollo command and service module used for NASA’s Skylab 4 mission, carrying astronauts to and from the Skylab space station in 1973–1974.
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Apollo CSM-116
Apollo CSM-116 was the Apollo command and service module used for NASA’s first crewed Skylab mission, carrying astronauts to and from the Skylab space station in 1973.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo Lunar Module
ⓘ
lunar module ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ |
| actuallyCarried | three astronauts during emergency ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Apollo 13 service module oxygen tank explosion ⓘ |
| builtBy | Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewCapacityNominal | 2 ⓘ |
| designedFor | two astronauts ⓘ |
| didNot | land on the Moon ⓘ |
| equippedWith |
Ascent Propulsion System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Descent Propulsion System NERFINISHED ⓘ environmental control system ⓘ guidance and navigation system ⓘ |
| hasAscentStage | Aquarius ascent stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDescentStage | Aquarius descent stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasName | Aquarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedLandingSite | Fra Mauro formation on the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jettisonedBefore | Apollo 13 Earth reentry ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1970-04-11 ⓘ |
| launchedWith | Saturn V SA-508 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massClass | Apollo Lunar Module LM-7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDurationActual | about 87 hours as lifeboat ⓘ |
| missionDurationPlanned | about 33 hours on lunar surface ⓘ |
| missionEnd | 1970-04-17 ⓘ |
| missionStart | 1970-04-11 ⓘ |
| notableFor | critical role in safe return of Apollo 13 crew ⓘ |
| operatedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| partOfMission | Apollo 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | batteries ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | to land astronauts on the Moon ⓘ |
| program | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provided |
electrical power to Apollo 13 crew after accident
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habitable volume for Apollo 13 crew after accident ⓘ oxygen to Apollo 13 crew after accident ⓘ water to Apollo 13 crew after accident ⓘ |
| reentryOutcome | burned up in Earth’s atmosphere ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | emergency life-support vehicle ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Apollo 13 Command and Service Module Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serialNumber | LM-7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedCrew |
Fred W. Haise
NERFINISHED
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James A. Lovell NERFINISHED ⓘ John L. Swigert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | lifeboat for Apollo 13 crew ⓘ |
| usedFor |
course correction burns during return trajectory
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life support after service module explosion ⓘ navigation platform during return to Earth ⓘ power generation for crew after accident ⓘ |
| usedIn | cislunar space ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Apollo 13 Lunar Module Aquarius Description of subject: Apollo 13 Lunar Module Aquarius was the spacecraft that served as a critical lifeboat for the Apollo 13 crew after their command module was damaged, enabling their safe return to Earth.
Referenced by (1)
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