Triple
T2238475
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Apollo 15 |
E49337
|
entity |
| Predicate | backupCommander |
P26370
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Richard F. Gordon Jr.
Richard F. Gordon Jr. was a U.S. Navy fighter pilot, NASA astronaut, and command module pilot of Apollo 12 who played a key role in the early Apollo lunar program.
|
E257070
|
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: Richard F. Gordon Jr. | Statement: [Apollo 15, backupCommander, Richard F. Gordon Jr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard F. Gordon Jr. Context triple: [Apollo 15, backupCommander, Richard F. Gordon Jr.]
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A.
Vance D. Brand
Vance D. Brand is a former NASA astronaut and aerospace engineer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and served as command module pilot on the historic Apollo–Soyuz Test Project.
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B.
Joe Engle
Joe Engle is an American astronaut and test pilot best known for flying the X-15 rocket plane and commanding early Space Shuttle missions.
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C.
Jeffrey A. Hoffman
Jeffrey A. Hoffman is an American NASA astronaut and astrophysicist best known for his multiple Space Shuttle missions, including the first Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission.
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D.
John W. Young
John W. Young was a NASA astronaut, naval officer, and test pilot who flew on six space missions, walked on the Moon during Apollo 16, and later commanded the first Space Shuttle flight.
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E.
F. Story Musgrave
F. Story Musgrave is a former NASA astronaut, physician, and engineer renowned for his extensive spaceflight career and key role in repairing the Hubble Space Telescope.
- 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: Richard F. Gordon Jr. Triple: [Apollo 15, backupCommander, Richard F. Gordon Jr.]
Generated description
Richard F. Gordon Jr. was a U.S. Navy fighter pilot, NASA astronaut, and command module pilot of Apollo 12 who played a key role in the early Apollo lunar program.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard F. Gordon Jr. Target entity description: Richard F. Gordon Jr. was a U.S. Navy fighter pilot, NASA astronaut, and command module pilot of Apollo 12 who played a key role in the early Apollo lunar program.
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A.
Vance D. Brand
Vance D. Brand is a former NASA astronaut and aerospace engineer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and served as command module pilot on the historic Apollo–Soyuz Test Project.
-
B.
Joe Engle
Joe Engle is an American astronaut and test pilot best known for flying the X-15 rocket plane and commanding early Space Shuttle missions.
-
C.
Jeffrey A. Hoffman
Jeffrey A. Hoffman is an American NASA astronaut and astrophysicist best known for his multiple Space Shuttle missions, including the first Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission.
-
D.
John W. Young
John W. Young was a NASA astronaut, naval officer, and test pilot who flew on six space missions, walked on the Moon during Apollo 16, and later commanded the first Space Shuttle flight.
-
E.
F. Story Musgrave
F. Story Musgrave is a former NASA astronaut, physician, and engineer renowned for his extensive spaceflight career and key role in repairing the Hubble Space Telescope.
- 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_69a88aa84bdc819086df50e9c20b301e |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc096c7748190a545cc9b229bde62 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae95fb20b88190b7e959b5d718fe73 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae96c5a6308190b970ec78984a4e8a |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae9728ebc081908e00e318bcd60e57 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:47 p.m.