Triple
T1806799
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Morton Thiokol |
E40238
|
entity |
| Predicate | involvedInAccident |
P32122
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Space Shuttle Challenger disaster |
E6388
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Space Shuttle Challenger disaster | Statement: [Morton Thiokol, involvedInAccident, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Context triple: [Morton Thiokol, involvedInAccident, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster]
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A.
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
chosen
The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster was the 1986 launch failure in which NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart shortly after liftoff, killing all seven crew members and prompting major reforms in the U.S. space program.
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B.
Columbia disaster
The Columbia disaster was the 2003 Space Shuttle tragedy in which the orbiter Columbia broke apart during reentry, killing all seven astronauts aboard and leading to major changes in NASA’s human spaceflight program.
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C.
Space Shuttle Challenger
Space Shuttle Challenger was a NASA orbiter best known for its tragic 1986 in-flight breakup shortly after launch, which killed all seven astronauts aboard and profoundly impacted the U.S. space program.
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D.
STS-51L
STS-51L was the ill-fated 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger mission that ended in disaster shortly after launch, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members and major reforms in NASA’s spaceflight program.
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E.
Space Shuttle Columbia
Space Shuttle Columbia was NASA’s first operational space shuttle orbiter, notable for pioneering reusable spacecraft missions and tragically disintegrating during reentry on the STS-107 mission in 2003.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: involvedInAccident Context triple: [Morton Thiokol, involvedInAccident, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster]
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A.
accident
Indicates an unintended, unforeseen event or mishap occurring, often resulting in damage, injury, or disruption.
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B.
accidentType
Indicates the specific category or kind of accident associated with an event or incident.
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C.
siteOfAccident
Indicates the location where an accident occurred.
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D.
hasForcesInvolved
Indicates that specific forces, such as military or organizational units, participate in or are engaged in a particular event or operation.
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E.
injuryOccurredAt
Indicates that an injury took place at a specific location or during a particular event or time.
- 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_69a88643a3388190a612f2ebe1fb29e7 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ab694d75ac8190a4d61399c04b9fb9 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 11:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adb5df20948190943a60c209270b62 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:46 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69aa61d6b8ec8190a1597b2e44ea6534 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:10 a.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69ab694bf6a08190a02ce2fc979e6701 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 11:54 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:32 p.m.