Triple

T7158456
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject STS-61-C E166875 entity
Predicate crewMember P2094 FINISHED
Object Robert J. Cenker
Robert J. Cenker is an American aerospace engineer and former RCA engineer who flew as a payload specialist on NASA's Space Shuttle mission STS-61-C in 1986.
 E645420 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 J. Cenker | Statement: [STS-61-C, crewMember, Robert J. Cenker]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert J. Cenker
Context triple: [STS-61-C, crewMember, Robert J. Cenker]
  • A. Mark R. Showalter
    Mark R. Showalter is an American planetary astronomer known for discovering several moons and rings in the outer solar system and for his work on planetary ring dynamics.
  • B. G. Scott Hubbard
    G. Scott Hubbard is an American space scientist and former NASA official known for his leadership in Mars exploration programs and contributions to space safety and policy.
  • C. David J. Tholen
    David J. Tholen is an American astronomer known for his work in planetary science and the discovery and characterization of small bodies and ring systems in the Solar System.
  • D. David Vonderhaar
    David Vonderhaar is a video game designer best known as a leading multiplayer and design director on the Call of Duty: Black Ops series.
  • E. Bruce M. Jakosky
    Bruce M. Jakosky is a planetary scientist known for his leadership in Mars atmospheric research and space missions, particularly in studying the planet’s climate and habitability.
  • 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 J. Cenker
Triple: [STS-61-C, crewMember, Robert J. Cenker]
Generated description
Robert J. Cenker is an American aerospace engineer and former RCA engineer who flew as a payload specialist on NASA's Space Shuttle mission STS-61-C in 1986.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert J. Cenker
Target entity description: Robert J. Cenker is an American aerospace engineer and former RCA engineer who flew as a payload specialist on NASA's Space Shuttle mission STS-61-C in 1986.
  • A. Mark R. Showalter
    Mark R. Showalter is an American planetary astronomer known for discovering several moons and rings in the outer solar system and for his work on planetary ring dynamics.
  • B. G. Scott Hubbard
    G. Scott Hubbard is an American space scientist and former NASA official known for his leadership in Mars exploration programs and contributions to space safety and policy.
  • C. David J. Tholen
    David J. Tholen is an American astronomer known for his work in planetary science and the discovery and characterization of small bodies and ring systems in the Solar System.
  • D. David Vonderhaar
    David Vonderhaar is a video game designer best known as a leading multiplayer and design director on the Call of Duty: Black Ops series.
  • E. Bruce M. Jakosky
    Bruce M. Jakosky is a planetary scientist known for his leadership in Mars atmospheric research and space missions, particularly in studying the planet’s climate and habitability.
  • 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_69c68887a5cc8190bec0ea96227164f7 completed March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6e8109a64819087e132d6d483c07d completed March 27, 2026, 8:26 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c7adbbe8008190b470cf049ba4be52 completed March 28, 2026, 10:30 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c7aeca9b0c8190a9255e9e04689192 completed March 28, 2026, 10:34 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7af3aea348190be03e85322d49879 completed March 28, 2026, 10:36 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:47 p.m.