James S. Voss's Birth Card: The 7 of Spades

In the record

James Shelton Voss (born March 3, 1949) is a retired United States Army colonel and NASA astronaut. The birth-card coordinate for March 3 is the 7 of Spades — a calendar position, not a forecast of a flight assignment.

The 7 of Spades coordinate

James S. Voss's birthday maps to the 7 of Spades (The Questioning Mind). 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 S. Voss. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You study the hard pattern until you can name it, then you do the next honest thing.

Live 7 of Spades meaning page

James S. Voss in the public record

During his time with NASA, Voss flew in space five times on board the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. He also served as deputy of Flight Operations for the Space Station Program Mission Integration and Operations Office. He was a Scholar in Residence at the University of Colorado until his retirement in May 2025. James Shelton Voss was born on March 3, 1949, in Cordova, Alabama, and was raised by his grandparents in Opelika, Alabama. As a child he read a lot of science fiction with an emphasis on spaceflight. While attending Opelika High School he participated in wrestling, track and field, and football. After graduating high school, Voss attended Auburn University. As an undergraduate, he wrestled on the Auburn University wrestling team.

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

Where the record meets the 7 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 S. Voss, and not a forecast of a spaceflight.

Penetrating questions and inquiry

James Shelton Voss (born March 3, 1949) is a retired United States Army colonel and NASA astronaut.

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

Also on the record

1. He was also a member of Beta Zeta chapter of the Theta Xi fraternity, where he served as Chapter President for the school year 1970–71.
2. While at Auburn, Voss also was in the in Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
3. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering in 1972 he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S.
4. Army.

Other astronauts with this card

• Bonnie J. Dunbar — NASA Group 9 · Former · 5 flights
• Frederick D. Gregory — NASA Group 8 · Former · 3 flights
• James C. Adamson — NASA Group 10 · Former · 2 flights
• Mary L. Cleave — NASA Group 9 · Deceased · 2 flights
• William F. Fisher — NASA Group 9 · Former · 1 flight

FAQ

What is James S. Voss's birth card?

The 7 of Spades. March 3 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 S. Voss's dates come from?

Birth date 1949-03-03 is the day-precision date on James S. Voss's NASA astronaut biography (NASA Group 12 · Former · 5 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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