Triple

T1639126
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject STS-88 E35426 entity
Predicate commander P1061 FINISHED
Object Robert D. Cabana
Robert D. Cabana is a former NASA astronaut and Marine Corps colonel who later served in senior leadership roles at NASA, including as director of the Kennedy Space Center.
 E389200 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: Robert D. Cabana | Statement: [STS-88, commander, Robert D. Cabana]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert D. Cabana
Context triple: [STS-88, commander, Robert D. Cabana]
  • A. James A. Abrahamson
    James A. Abrahamson is a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general and aerospace engineer best known for directing NASA’s Space Shuttle program and leading the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization in the 1980s.
  • B. Dennis J. Picard
    Dennis J. Picard was a prominent engineer and leader in radar technology whose contributions to the field led the IEEE to name its prestigious Medal for Radar Technologies and Applications in his honor.
  • C. Alan M. Garber
    Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
  • D. Thomas J. Biersteker
    Thomas J. Biersteker is an American political scientist and international relations scholar known for his work on global governance, sanctions, and international security.
  • E. Michael P. Shawver
    Michael P. Shawver is a film editor known for his frequent collaborations with director Ryan Coogler on acclaimed films such as Fruitvale Station, Creed, and Black Panther.
  • 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: Robert D. Cabana
Triple: [STS-88, commander, Robert D. Cabana]
Generated description
Robert D. Cabana is a former NASA astronaut and Marine Corps colonel who later served in senior leadership roles at NASA, including as director of the Kennedy Space Center.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert D. Cabana
Target entity description: Robert D. Cabana is a former NASA astronaut and Marine Corps colonel who later served in senior leadership roles at NASA, including as director of the Kennedy Space Center.
  • A. James A. Abrahamson
    James A. Abrahamson is a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general and aerospace engineer best known for directing NASA’s Space Shuttle program and leading the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization in the 1980s.
  • B. Dennis J. Picard
    Dennis J. Picard was a prominent engineer and leader in radar technology whose contributions to the field led the IEEE to name its prestigious Medal for Radar Technologies and Applications in his honor.
  • C. Alan M. Garber
    Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
  • D. Thomas J. Biersteker
    Thomas J. Biersteker is an American political scientist and international relations scholar known for his work on global governance, sanctions, and international security.
  • E. Michael P. Shawver
    Michael P. Shawver is a film editor known for his frequent collaborations with director Ryan Coogler on acclaimed films such as Fruitvale Station, Creed, and Black Panther.
  • 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_69a88604618c81908b41f6429c431eb6 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a90a1c2b148190b6610237d5bede10 completed March 5, 2026, 4:44 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b4f00348bc819090bdcc17f8b77c7f completed March 14, 2026, 5:20 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b4f41c63788190a6b8b6a71d49b5ac completed March 14, 2026, 5:37 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4f4b218a08190802079fff249deb6 completed March 14, 2026, 5:40 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:28 p.m.