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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).

Phrase: NASA Astronaut Group 9 | Statement: [David C. Leestma, astronautGroup, NASA Astronaut Group 9]

Target entity: NASA Astronaut Group 9
Context triple: [David C. Leestma, astronautGroup, NASA Astronaut Group 9]

• A. NASA Astronaut Group 8
  NASA Astronaut Group 8 was a 1978 class of NASA astronauts notable for including the first American women and minority astronauts, marking a major step toward a more diverse astronaut corps.
• B. NASA Astronaut Group 10
  NASA Astronaut Group 10 is a cohort of NASA astronauts selected in 1984, notable for including many who later flew multiple Space Shuttle and International Space Station missions.
• C. NASA Astronaut Group 1
  NASA Astronaut Group 1 was the original group of seven U.S. astronauts selected in 1959, known as the Mercury Seven, who pioneered America’s first human spaceflights.
• D. NASA Astronaut Group 6
  NASA Astronaut Group 6 was a 1967 class of NASA astronauts that included several future Apollo lunar mission crew members.
• E. NASA Astronaut Group 5
  NASA Astronaut Group 5 was a 1966 class of American astronauts that provided many of the crew members for later Apollo lunar missions and early Skylab flights.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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]"

Entity: NASA Astronaut Group 9
Triple: [David C. Leestma, astronautGroup, NASA Astronaut Group 9]

NASA Astronaut Group 9 was a 1980 class of NASA astronauts selected during the early Space Shuttle era, comprising pilots, mission specialists, and scientists who flew on numerous shuttle missions.

Target entity: NASA Astronaut Group 9
Target entity description: NASA Astronaut Group 9 was a 1980 class of NASA astronauts selected during the early Space Shuttle era, comprising pilots, mission specialists, and scientists who flew on numerous shuttle missions.

• A. NASA Astronaut Group 8
  NASA Astronaut Group 8 was a 1978 class of NASA astronauts notable for including the first American women and minority astronauts, marking a major step toward a more diverse astronaut corps.
• B. NASA Astronaut Group 10
  NASA Astronaut Group 10 is a cohort of NASA astronauts selected in 1984, notable for including many who later flew multiple Space Shuttle and International Space Station missions.
• C. NASA Astronaut Group 1
  NASA Astronaut Group 1 was the original group of seven U.S. astronauts selected in 1959, known as the Mercury Seven, who pioneered America’s first human spaceflights.
• D. NASA Astronaut Group 6
  NASA Astronaut Group 6 was a 1967 class of NASA astronauts that included several future Apollo lunar mission crew members.
• E. NASA Astronaut Group 5
  NASA Astronaut Group 5 was a 1966 class of American astronauts that provided many of the crew members for later Apollo lunar missions and early Skylab flights.
• F. None of above. chosen