James D. Wetherbee's Birth Card: The 6 of Hearts

In the record

James Donald Wetherbee (born November 27, 1952) (Capt, USN, Ret.), is a retired United States Navy officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and NASA astronaut. The birth-card coordinate for November 27 is the 6 of Hearts — a calendar position, not a forecast of a flight assignment.

The 6 of Hearts coordinate

James D. Wetherbee's birthday maps to the 6 of Hearts (The Devoted Caregiver). 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 James D. Wetherbee. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You care for people without disappearing. Help comes from a full plate, not an empty one.

Live 6 of Hearts meaning page

James D. Wetherbee in the public record

He is a veteran of six Space Shuttle missions and is the only American to have commanded five spaceflight missions. Wetherbee was born on November 27, 1952, in Flushing, New York, and raised in Huntington Station, New York. He enjoys tennis, skiing, softball, running, and music. He graduated from Holy Family Diocesan High School in South Huntington, New York, in 1970. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 1974. Following his graduation from Notre Dame, he received his commission in the United States Navy, in 1975. He was designated a Naval Aviator in December 1976. After training in the A-7E, he was assigned to Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) from August 1977 to November 1980, aboard the aircraft carrier, USS John F.

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

Where the record meets the Jack 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 James D. Wetherbee, and not a forecast of a spaceflight.

Courage to speak difficult truths

James Donald Wetherbee (born November 27, 1952) (Capt, USN, Ret.), is a retired United States Navy officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and NASA astronaut.

Paired on work, health and mastery — the domain ♠ governs in this system. Markers in the record: engineer, navy, pilot. This line comes from the Mars position of the 6♥'s Life Spread.

Also on the record

1. Kennedy, and logged 125 night carrier landings.
2. After attending the U.S.
3. Naval Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, Maryland, in 1981, he was assigned to the Systems Engineering Test Directorate.
4. He was a project officer and test pilot for the weapons delivery system and avionics integration for the F/A-18 aircraft.

Other astronauts with this card

• Michael P . Anderson — NASA Group 15 · Deceased · 2 flights

FAQ

What is James D. Wetherbee's birth card?

The 6 of Hearts. November 27 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 James D. Wetherbee's dates come from?

Birth date 1952-11-27 is the day-precision date on James D. Wetherbee's NASA astronaut biography (NASA Group 10 · Former · 6 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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