Triple

T13179186
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject NASA Explorer program (beyond-Explorer class) E313679 entity
Predicate relatedTo P37 FINISHED
Object Medium Explorer (MIDEX) missions
Medium Explorer (MIDEX) missions are a class of NASA space science missions within the Explorer program that conduct focused, competitively selected astrophysics, heliophysics, and Earth science investigations under moderate cost and complexity constraints.
E1027630 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: Medium Explorer (MIDEX) missions | Statement: [NASA Explorer program (beyond-Explorer class), relatedTo, Medium Explorer (MIDEX) missions]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Medium Explorer (MIDEX) missions
Context triple: [NASA Explorer program (beyond-Explorer class), relatedTo, Medium Explorer (MIDEX) missions]
  • A. 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.
  • B. DSX (Demonstration and Science Experiments) spacecraft
    The DSX (Demonstration and Science Experiments) spacecraft is a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory mission designed to study the effects of the space environment on spacecraft components and technologies in medium Earth orbit.
  • C. Small Explorer missions
    Small Explorer missions are a series of relatively low-cost, focused NASA space science missions designed to conduct targeted astrophysics, heliophysics, and planetary research.
  • D. 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.
  • E. Mariner planetary missions
    The Mariner planetary missions were a series of NASA robotic space probes launched in the 1960s and 1970s to conduct the first detailed flybys and studies of Venus, Mars, and Mercury.
  • 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: Medium Explorer (MIDEX) missions
Triple: [NASA Explorer program (beyond-Explorer class), relatedTo, Medium Explorer (MIDEX) missions]
Generated description
Medium Explorer (MIDEX) missions are a class of NASA space science missions within the Explorer program that conduct focused, competitively selected astrophysics, heliophysics, and Earth science investigations under moderate cost and complexity constraints.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Medium Explorer (MIDEX) missions
Target entity description: Medium Explorer (MIDEX) missions are a class of NASA space science missions within the Explorer program that conduct focused, competitively selected astrophysics, heliophysics, and Earth science investigations under moderate cost and complexity constraints.
  • A. 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.
  • B. DSX (Demonstration and Science Experiments) spacecraft
    The DSX (Demonstration and Science Experiments) spacecraft is a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory mission designed to study the effects of the space environment on spacecraft components and technologies in medium Earth orbit.
  • C. Small Explorer missions
    Small Explorer missions are a series of relatively low-cost, focused NASA space science missions designed to conduct targeted astrophysics, heliophysics, and planetary research.
  • D. 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.
  • E. Mariner planetary missions
    The Mariner planetary missions were a series of NASA robotic space probes launched in the 1960s and 1970s to conduct the first detailed flybys and studies of Venus, Mars, and Mercury.
  • 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_69d806ae1e08819090d95bfe1538cc17 completed April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d98c47e79c81908031d3e6f1cfd64f completed April 10, 2026, 11:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6f5ea93bc81908087326b3d043727 completed May 3, 2026, 7:14 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6f9e78d488190a3b4f3c1050dc0a5 completed May 3, 2026, 7:31 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6faae6bb481909939881996d0f5f6 completed May 3, 2026, 7:35 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:14 p.m.