Triple

T11000017
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject MDA (MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates) E259979 entity
Predicate hasSubsidiary P254 FINISHED
Object MDA Space Missions
MDA Space Missions is a Canadian aerospace company division specializing in the design and operation of space robotics, satellites, and related mission systems.
E898909 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: MDA Space Missions | Statement: [MDA (MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates), hasSubsidiary, MDA Space Missions]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MDA Space Missions
Context triple: [MDA (MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates), hasSubsidiary, MDA Space Missions]
  • A. Spacelab missions
    Spacelab missions were a series of reusable laboratory flights carried in the Space Shuttle’s payload bay that enabled astronauts to conduct extensive microgravity and scientific research in Earth orbit.
  • B. NASA SIMPLEx missions
    NASA SIMPLEx missions are low-cost, competitively selected planetary science missions that use small spacecraft to conduct focused, high-value investigations within the Solar System.
  • C. NASA Mass Change mission
    The NASA Mass Change mission is a planned Earth System Observatory satellite focused on precisely measuring variations in Earth’s mass distribution, such as changes in ice sheets, groundwater, and oceans, to improve understanding of climate and water cycle dynamics.
  • D. NASA mission directorates
    NASA mission directorates are the major organizational divisions within NASA responsible for planning and overseeing the agency’s key scientific, exploration, aeronautics, and technology programs.
  • E. NASA space missions
    NASA space missions are government-led space exploration and research endeavors that deploy spacecraft, satellites, and probes to study Earth, the solar system, and the broader universe.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: MDA Space Missions
Triple: [MDA (MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates), hasSubsidiary, MDA Space Missions]
Generated description
MDA Space Missions is a Canadian aerospace company division specializing in the design and operation of space robotics, satellites, and related mission systems.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MDA Space Missions
Target entity description: MDA Space Missions is a Canadian aerospace company division specializing in the design and operation of space robotics, satellites, and related mission systems.
  • A. Spacelab missions
    Spacelab missions were a series of reusable laboratory flights carried in the Space Shuttle’s payload bay that enabled astronauts to conduct extensive microgravity and scientific research in Earth orbit.
  • B. NASA SIMPLEx missions
    NASA SIMPLEx missions are low-cost, competitively selected planetary science missions that use small spacecraft to conduct focused, high-value investigations within the Solar System.
  • C. NASA Mass Change mission
    The NASA Mass Change mission is a planned Earth System Observatory satellite focused on precisely measuring variations in Earth’s mass distribution, such as changes in ice sheets, groundwater, and oceans, to improve understanding of climate and water cycle dynamics.
  • D. NASA mission directorates
    NASA mission directorates are the major organizational divisions within NASA responsible for planning and overseeing the agency’s key scientific, exploration, aeronautics, and technology programs.
  • E. NASA space missions
    NASA space missions are government-led space exploration and research endeavors that deploy spacecraft, satellites, and probes to study Earth, the solar system, and the broader universe.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d6aa8a6a548190a750f944ccdc8064 completed April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d796d5457c819096630246fa5f7076 completed April 9, 2026, 12:08 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e34530ada081909dc58ff0261e93e7 completed April 18, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e35570b0bc8190a939b0c8e3ce8105 completed April 18, 2026, 9:57 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e359508a388190a16d48a17015e13e completed April 18, 2026, 10:13 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:25 p.m.