Apollo 17 Lunar Module Challenger
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Apollo 17 Lunar Module Challenger was the lunar lander used in NASA’s final Apollo moon-landing mission in 1972, carrying astronauts to the Taurus–Littrow valley on the Moon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Apollo 17 Lunar Module Challenger canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11485551 — 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: Apollo 17 Lunar Module Challenger Context triple: [Harrison H. Schmitt, wasOnBoard, Apollo 17 Lunar Module Challenger]
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A.
Apollo 17 Command and Service Module America
Apollo 17 Command and Service Module America was the spacecraft that carried the crew of NASA’s final Apollo lunar mission to and from the Moon in December 1972.
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B.
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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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 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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E.
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.
- 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 17 Lunar Module Challenger Target entity description: Apollo 17 Lunar Module Challenger was the lunar lander used in NASA’s final Apollo moon-landing mission in 1972, carrying astronauts to the Taurus–Littrow valley on the Moon.
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A.
Apollo 17 Command and Service Module America
Apollo 17 Command and Service Module America was the spacecraft that carried the crew of NASA’s final Apollo lunar mission to and from the Moon in December 1972.
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B.
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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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 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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo Lunar Module
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lunar lander ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ |
| ascentStageFunction | returned astronauts from lunar surface to lunar orbit ⓘ |
| associatedLaunchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callsign | Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedAstronaut |
Eugene Cernan
NERFINISHED
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Harrison Schmitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedEquipment |
ALSEP (Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lunar Roving Vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ scientific instruments ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Eugene Cernan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crewSize | 2 ⓘ |
| descentStageFunction | provided landing propulsion and landing platform ⓘ |
| destination | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evaCount | 3 ⓘ |
| fate |
ascent stage impacted Moon after mission
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descent stage left on lunar surface ⓘ |
| landingBody | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingSite | Taurus–Littrow valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1972-12-07 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| lunarLandingDate | 1972-12-11 ⓘ |
| lunarLiftoffDate | 1972-12-14 ⓘ |
| lunarModulePilot | Harrison Schmitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massAtLunarLanding | approximately 15,000 kg ⓘ |
| mission | Apollo 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionEndDate | 1972-12-19 ⓘ |
| missionNumberInProgram | sixth successful crewed lunar landing ⓘ |
| missionType |
crewed lunar landing
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scientific exploration ⓘ |
| notableAs | lunar module of the last Apollo Moon landing mission ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Apollo 17 spacecraft stack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poweredBy |
ascent propulsion system
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descent propulsion system ⓘ |
| primaryScienceGoals |
geology of Taurus–Littrow valley
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sampling of highland and volcanic materials ⓘ |
| program | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rejoinedWith | Apollo 17 Command and Service Module America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Apollo 17 Command and Service Module America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceStayDuration | about 75 hours on lunar surface ⓘ |
| totalSurfaceEVAHours | about 22 hours ⓘ |
| usedIn |
collection of lunar rock and soil samples
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deployment of surface experiments ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Apollo 17 Lunar Module Challenger Description of subject: Apollo 17 Lunar Module Challenger was the lunar lander used in NASA’s final Apollo moon-landing mission in 1972, carrying astronauts to the Taurus–Littrow valley on the Moon.
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