Triple

T6121629
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject STS-76 E136497 entity
Predicate followedBy P78 FINISHED
Object STS-77
STS-77 was a 1996 NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour mission focused on microgravity research and technology demonstrations in low Earth orbit.
 E573824 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: STS-77 | Statement: [STS-76, followedBy, STS-77]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: STS-77
Context triple: [STS-76, followedBy, STS-77]
  • A. STS-97
    STS-97 was a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission in 2000 that delivered and installed the first set of U.S.-built solar arrays to the International Space Station, significantly increasing the station’s power capacity.
  • B. STS-74
    STS-74 was a 1995 NASA Space Shuttle mission that carried Atlantis to the Russian Mir space station to deliver supplies and a docking module as part of early Shuttle–Mir cooperation.
  • C. STS-76
    STS-76 was a 1996 NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis mission notable for delivering astronaut Shannon Lucid to the Russian Mir space station for a long-duration stay.
  • D. STS-79
    STS-79 was a 1996 Space Shuttle Atlantis mission notable for delivering supplies to the Russian Mir space station and returning astronaut Shannon Lucid to Earth after her long-duration stay in orbit.
  • E. STS-75
    STS-75 was a 1996 NASA Space Shuttle Columbia mission notable for the Tethered Satellite System experiment, which studied electrodynamic effects in the upper atmosphere.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: STS-77
Target entity description: STS-77 was a 1996 NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour mission focused on microgravity research and technology demonstrations in low Earth orbit.
  • A. STS-97
    STS-97 was a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission in 2000 that delivered and installed the first set of U.S.-built solar arrays to the International Space Station, significantly increasing the station’s power capacity.
  • B. STS-74
    STS-74 was a 1995 NASA Space Shuttle mission that carried Atlantis to the Russian Mir space station to deliver supplies and a docking module as part of early Shuttle–Mir cooperation.
  • C. STS-76
    STS-76 was a 1996 NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis mission notable for delivering astronaut Shannon Lucid to the Russian Mir space station for a long-duration stay.
  • D. STS-79
    STS-79 was a 1996 Space Shuttle Atlantis mission notable for delivering supplies to the Russian Mir space station and returning astronaut Shannon Lucid to Earth after her long-duration stay in orbit.
  • E. STS-75
    STS-75 was a 1996 NASA Space Shuttle Columbia mission notable for the Tethered Satellite System experiment, which studied electrodynamic effects in the upper atmosphere.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: STS-77
Triple: [STS-76, followedBy, STS-77]
Generated description
STS-77 was a 1996 NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour mission focused on microgravity research and technology demonstrations in low Earth orbit.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c0089f851c81909e5e189a617dcff6 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c05bf16ad48190958cc46510e02bd3 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c141619c148190b0fb94e2b1458510 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c14bed19248190af1ad227dd2cfac4 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c147d2e29881909d32966377c1d311 nedg completed
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:14 p.m.