Triple

T7815402
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject International Microgravity Laboratory 2 E180993 entity
Predicate missionSpecialist P21471 FINISHED
Object Richard J. Hieb
Richard J. Hieb is a former NASA astronaut and engineer who flew on three Space Shuttle missions in the early 1990s, contributing to satellite deployment, repair, and microgravity research.
E802614 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 J. Hieb | Statement: [International Microgravity Laboratory 2, missionSpecialist, Richard J. Hieb]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard J. Hieb
Context triple: [International Microgravity Laboratory 2, missionSpecialist, Richard J. Hieb]
  • A. Richard A. Diehl
    Richard A. Diehl is an American archaeologist and Mesoamericanist best known for his influential research on the Olmec civilization and early complex societies in ancient Mexico.
  • B. Thomas J. Hennen
    Thomas J. Hennen is a former U.S. Army warrant officer and astronaut who flew as a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle, contributing military reconnaissance expertise to space-based observation missions.
  • C. Daniel E. Rhyne
    Daniel E. Rhyne was an American industrialist and philanthropist whose support and legacy led to the naming of Lenoir–Rhyne University in his honor.
  • D. Richard Riehle
    Richard Riehle is an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television, including memorable roles in movies like "Office Space" and numerous guest appearances on popular TV series.
  • E. Martin J. Fettman
    Martin J. Fettman is an American veterinary pathologist and astronaut who flew on NASA's STS-58 Spacelab Life Sciences 2 mission, conducting biomedical research in space.
  • 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 J. Hieb
Triple: [International Microgravity Laboratory 2, missionSpecialist, Richard J. Hieb]
Generated description
Richard J. Hieb is a former NASA astronaut and engineer who flew on three Space Shuttle missions in the early 1990s, contributing to satellite deployment, repair, and microgravity research.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard J. Hieb
Target entity description: Richard J. Hieb is a former NASA astronaut and engineer who flew on three Space Shuttle missions in the early 1990s, contributing to satellite deployment, repair, and microgravity research.
  • A. Richard A. Diehl
    Richard A. Diehl is an American archaeologist and Mesoamericanist best known for his influential research on the Olmec civilization and early complex societies in ancient Mexico.
  • B. Thomas J. Hennen
    Thomas J. Hennen is a former U.S. Army warrant officer and astronaut who flew as a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle, contributing military reconnaissance expertise to space-based observation missions.
  • C. Daniel E. Rhyne
    Daniel E. Rhyne was an American industrialist and philanthropist whose support and legacy led to the naming of Lenoir–Rhyne University in his honor.
  • D. Richard Riehle
    Richard Riehle is an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television, including memorable roles in movies like "Office Space" and numerous guest appearances on popular TV series.
  • E. Martin J. Fettman
    Martin J. Fettman is an American veterinary pathologist and astronaut who flew on NASA's STS-58 Spacelab Life Sciences 2 mission, conducting biomedical research in space.
  • 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_69ca828153f48190bdb27ac46f8e0745 completed March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69caf96d1f088190a1d005ffb019afe9 completed March 30, 2026, 10:30 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d12cabbb088190bada143db831c466 completed April 4, 2026, 3:22 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d12e3da2848190b35cf2472c78e7a6 completed April 4, 2026, 3:29 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d12e7f03f881908f172b13bc9897d6 completed April 4, 2026, 3:30 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:39 p.m.