Charles Conrad Jr.'s Birth Card: The 2 of Spades

In the record

Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. (June 2, 1930 – July 8, 1999) was an American NASA astronaut, aeronautical engineer, naval officer, aviator, and test pilot who commanded the Apollo 12 mission, on which he became the third person to walk on the Moon. The birth-card coordinate for June 2 is the 2 of Spades — a calendar position, not a forecast of a flight assignment.

The 2 of Spades coordinate

Charles Conrad Jr.'s birthday maps to the 2 of Spades (The Skeptical Partner). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about a mission and not a verdict on Charles Conrad Jr.. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You hold two pressures at once and still make a call that can live in the world.

Live 2 of Spades meaning page

Charles Conrad Jr. in the public record

Conrad was selected for NASA's second astronaut class in 1962. Conrad was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Despite having dyslexia, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from Princeton University—which later made him the first Ivy League astronaut—and joined the U.S. Navy. In 1954, Conrad received his naval aviator wings, served as a fighter pilot and, after graduating from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (Class 20), as a project test pilot. In 1959, he was an astronaut candidate for Project Mercury. Conrad set an eight-day space endurance record in 1965 along with his Command Pilot Gordon Cooper on his first spaceflight, Gemini 5.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Pete Conrad (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the 2 of Spades

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Charles Conrad Jr., and not a forecast of a spaceflight.

Ability to hold multiple perspectives simultaneously

Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. (June 2, 1930 – July 8, 1999) was an American NASA astronaut, aeronautical engineer, naval officer, aviator, and test pilot who commanded the Apollo 12 mission, on which he became the third person to walk on the Moon.

Paired on work, health and mastery — the domain ♠ governs in this system. Markers in the record: engineer, pilot.

Also on the record

1. Later, Conrad commanded Gemini 11 in 1966, and Apollo 12 in 1969.
2. After Apollo, he commanded Skylab 2, the first crewed Skylab mission, in 1973.
3. On the mission, he and his crewmates repaired significant launch damage to the Skylab space station.
4. For this, President Jimmy Carter awarded him the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978.

Other astronauts with this card

• Garrett E. Reisman — NASA Group 17 · Former · 2 flights
• Mark L. Polansky — NASA Group 16 · Former · 3 flights
• Michael L. Gernhardt — NASA Group 14 · Former · 4 flights

FAQ

What is Charles Conrad Jr.'s birth card?

The 2 of Spades. June 2 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a spaceflight?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast missions, character, or fate.

Where do Charles Conrad Jr.'s dates come from?

Birth date 1930-06-02 is the day-precision date on Charles Conrad Jr.'s NASA astronaut biography (NASA Group 2 · Deceased · 4 flights), verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only NASA dates and NASA↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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