Triple
T7979452
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Logsdon |
E185529
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
After Apollo? Richard Nixon and the American Space Program
"After Apollo? Richard Nixon and the American Space Program" is a historical analysis by space policy scholar John Logsdon examining how the Nixon administration reshaped U.S. space priorities in the post-Apollo era.
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E705186
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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: After Apollo? Richard Nixon and the American Space Program | Statement: [John Logsdon, notableWork, After Apollo? Richard Nixon and the American Space Program]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: After Apollo? Richard Nixon and the American Space Program Context triple: [John Logsdon, notableWork, After Apollo? Richard Nixon and the American Space Program]
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A.
For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut
"For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut" is an autobiographical book recounting astronaut Scott Carpenter’s experiences as one of NASA’s original Mercury Seven and his pioneering role in early American spaceflight.
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B.
Deke! U.S. Manned Space: From Mercury to the Shuttle
"Deke! U.S. Manned Space: From Mercury to the Shuttle" is an autobiographical and historical account of the early American human spaceflight program, co-written by astronaut Deke Slayton and covering missions from Project Mercury through the Space Shuttle era.
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C.
Smithsonian Studies in Air and Space
Smithsonian Studies in Air and Space is a scholarly publication series of the Smithsonian Institution that presents research on the history, technology, and science of aviation and spaceflight.
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D.
Mir-NASA program
The Mir-NASA program was a collaborative spaceflight initiative in the 1990s that sent American astronauts to live and work aboard Russia’s Mir space station, paving the way for later International Space Station cooperation.
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E.
The Conquest of Space and the Stature of Man
"The Conquest of Space and the Stature of Man" is an essay by political theorist Hannah Arendt that reflects on how modern space exploration and technological power transform humanity’s self-understanding and place in the universe.
- 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: After Apollo? Richard Nixon and the American Space Program Triple: [John Logsdon, notableWork, After Apollo? Richard Nixon and the American Space Program]
Generated description
"After Apollo? Richard Nixon and the American Space Program" is a historical analysis by space policy scholar John Logsdon examining how the Nixon administration reshaped U.S. space priorities in the post-Apollo era.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: After Apollo? Richard Nixon and the American Space Program Target entity description: "After Apollo? Richard Nixon and the American Space Program" is a historical analysis by space policy scholar John Logsdon examining how the Nixon administration reshaped U.S. space priorities in the post-Apollo era.
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A.
The Decision to Go to the Moon
The Decision to Go to the Moon is a historical study examining how and why the United States chose to pursue the Apollo lunar landing program in the 1960s.
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B.
John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon
"John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon" is a historical analysis book examining U.S. space policy and President Kennedy’s role in initiating the Apollo program and the lunar landing goal.
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C.
For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut
"For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut" is an autobiographical book recounting astronaut Scott Carpenter’s experiences as one of NASA’s original Mercury Seven and his pioneering role in early American spaceflight.
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D.
Deke! U.S. Manned Space: From Mercury to the Shuttle
"Deke! U.S. Manned Space: From Mercury to the Shuttle" is an autobiographical and historical account of the early American human spaceflight program, co-written by astronaut Deke Slayton and covering missions from Project Mercury through the Space Shuttle era.
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E.
Smithsonian Studies in Air and Space
Smithsonian Studies in Air and Space is a scholarly publication series of the Smithsonian Institution that presents research on the history, technology, and science of aviation and spaceflight.
- 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_69ca829851908190b4e03829353ee7c3 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb3c261904819086910898071f3629 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:14 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cbe0d3c724819087df03cea2ed998f |
completed | March 31, 2026, 2:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cc46c221848190848c7e017e532a16 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 10:12 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cc480d2f40819085046a1d0c9d05e0 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 10:17 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:14 p.m.