Apollo 12 command module Yankee Clipper
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Apollo 12 command module Yankee Clipper was the crewed spacecraft that carried the Apollo 12 astronauts to and from lunar orbit during NASA’s second Moon-landing mission in 1969.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apollo 12 Command and Service Module Yankee Clipper | 1 |
| Apollo 12 command module Yankee Clipper canonical | 1 |
| Apollo 12 splashdown recovery (via USS Hornet CV-12) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11023588 — 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 12 command module Yankee Clipper Context triple: [Dick Gordon, spacecraftFlown, Apollo 12 command module Yankee Clipper]
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A.
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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B.
Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia
Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia was the spacecraft that housed the crew during the first successful Moon landing mission and returned the astronauts safely to Earth.
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C.
Apollo 13 Lunar Module Aquarius
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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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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E.
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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apollo 12 command module Yankee Clipper Target entity description: Apollo 12 command module Yankee Clipper was the crewed spacecraft that carried the Apollo 12 astronauts to and from lunar orbit during NASA’s second Moon-landing mission in 1969.
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A.
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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B.
Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia
Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia was the spacecraft that housed the crew during the first successful Moon landing mission and returned the astronauts safely to Earth.
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C.
Apollo 13 Lunar Module Aquarius
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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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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E.
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 (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo command and service module
ⓘ
crewed spacecraft ⓘ space capsule ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | second crewed Moon-landing mission in history ⓘ |
| callSign | Yankee Clipper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedCrew |
Alan L. Bean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Conrad Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard F. Gordon Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crewPosition |
Command Module Pilot seat for Richard F. Gordon Jr.
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Commander seat for Charles Conrad Jr. ⓘ Lunar Module Pilot seat for Alan L. Bean ⓘ |
| crewSize | 3 ⓘ |
| dockingCapability | docking with Apollo Lunar Module Intrepid ⓘ |
| followedBy | Apollo 13 command module Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | transport crew to and from lunar orbit ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
crew cabin
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guidance and navigation system ⓘ parachute recovery system ⓘ reaction control system ⓘ |
| heatShield | ablative heat shield ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1969-11-14 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | North American Rockwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mission | Apollo 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionNumber | Apollo 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | successful ⓘ |
| missionRole | command module ⓘ |
| missionType | crewed lunar landing support mission ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbited |
Earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Apollo 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Apollo 11 command module Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recoveredBy | USS Hornet (CVS-12) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reentryCapability | high-speed lunar-return reentry ⓘ |
| reentryDate | 1969-11-24 ⓘ |
| returnedToEarth | Pacific Ocean splashdown ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | Block II Apollo command module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| splashdownLocation | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Earth atmospheric reentry
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crew habitation during translunar and transearth coast ⓘ trans-Earth injection return phase ⓘ |
| yearOfOperation | 1969 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Apollo 12 command module Yankee Clipper Description of subject: Apollo 12 command module Yankee Clipper was the crewed spacecraft that carried the Apollo 12 astronauts to and from lunar orbit during NASA’s second Moon-landing mission in 1969.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Apollo 13 Command and Service Module Odyssey
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precededBy
→
Apollo 12 command module Yankee Clipper
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this entity surface form:
Apollo 12 Command and Service Module Yankee Clipper
USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum
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associatedWithEvent
→
Apollo 12 command module Yankee Clipper
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this entity surface form:
Apollo 12 splashdown recovery (via USS Hornet CV-12)