Frank L. Culbertson Jr.'s Birth Card: The 4 of Diamonds

In the record

Frank Lee Culbertson Jr. (born May 15, 1949) (Capt, USN, Ret.) is an American former naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, NASA astronaut, graduate of the US Naval Academy, and member of the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame. The birth-card coordinate for May 15 is the 4 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of a flight assignment.

The 4 of Diamonds coordinate

Frank L. Culbertson Jr.'s birthday maps to the 4 of Diamonds (The Financial Foundation Builder). 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 Frank L. Culbertson Jr.. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You build a floor that lasts and still let money move when the work requires it.

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Frank L. Culbertson Jr. in the public record

He served as the commander of the International Space Station for almost four months in 2001 and was the only U.S. citizen not on Earth when the September 11 attacks occurred. Culbertson was born on May 15, 1949, in Charleston, South Carolina, but considers Holly Hill, South Carolina, to be his hometown. He has five children and nine grandchildren. Culbertson was a Boy Scout and earned the rank of Second Class. He graduated from Holly Hill High School in 1967, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1971. He was a member of varsity rowing and wrestling teams at U.S. Naval Academy. Upon graduation from the U.S.

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

Where the record meets the 5 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 Frank L. Culbertson Jr., and not a forecast of a spaceflight.

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Frank Lee Culbertson Jr. (born May 15, 1949) (Capt, USN, Ret.) is an American former naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, NASA astronaut, graduate of the US Naval Academy, and member of the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame.

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

Also on the record

1. Naval Academy in 1971, Culbertson served aboard USS Fox in the Gulf of Tonkin prior to reporting to flight training in Pensacola, Florida.
2. After designation as a naval aviator at Beeville, Texas, in May 1973, he flew F-4 Phantom aircraft with VF-121 at NAS Miramar, California; with VF-151 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway, permanently homeported in Yokosuka, Japan; and with the U.S.
3. Air Force in the 426th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, where he served as weapons and tactics instructor.
4. Culbertson then served as the catapult and arresting gear officer for USS John F.

Other astronauts with this card

• Anthony W. England — NASA Group 6 · Former · 1 flight
• Brent W. Jett — NASA Group 14 · Former · 4 flights
• Kevin P. Chilton — NASA Group 12 · Former · 3 flights
• Richard F. Gordon Jr. — NASA Group 3 · Deceased · 2 flights
• Ronald J. Grabe — NASA Group 9 · Former · 4 flights
• S. David Griggs — NASA Group 8 · Deceased · 1 flight
• Scott J. Kelly — NASA Group 16 · Former · 3 flights
• William R. Pogue — NASA Group 5 · Deceased · 1 flight

FAQ

What is Frank L. Culbertson Jr.'s birth card?

The 4 of Diamonds. May 15 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 Frank L. Culbertson Jr.'s dates come from?

Birth date 1949-05-15 is the day-precision date on Frank L. Culbertson Jr.'s NASA astronaut biography (NASA Group 10 · Former · 3 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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