John-David F. Bartoe's Birth Card: The 3 of Clubs

In the record

John-David Francis Bartoe (born November 17, 1944, in Abington, Pennsylvania) is an American astrophysicist. The birth-card coordinate for November 17 is the 3 of Clubs — a calendar position, not a forecast of a flight assignment.

The 3 of Clubs coordinate

John-David F. Bartoe's birthday maps to the 3 of Clubs (The Creative Communicator). 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 John-David F. Bartoe. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You move an idea across more than one channel without abandoning the one that needs depth.

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John-David F. Bartoe in the public record

He is the Research Manager for the International Space Station (ISS) at NASA's Johnson Space Center. He provides oversight for the Program Manager concerning the research capability, research hardware, and research plans of the ISS. As a civilian employee of the US Navy, he flew aboard Space Shuttle mission STS-51-F as a Payload Specialist. Prior to his present position, Bartoe was Director of Operations and Utilization in the Space Station Office of NASA Headquarters from 1990 to 1994. He also served as Chief Scientist for the Space Station from 1987 to 1990. Before coming to NASA Headquarters, he flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-51-F (July 29 to August 6, 1985) as a civilian Navy payload specialist. A physicist by training, Bartoe was co-investigator on two solar physics investigations aboard this mission, designated Spacelab 2, that were designed to study features of the Sun's outer layers. In completing this flight, Bartoe traveled over 2.8 million miles in 126 Earth orbits and logged over 190 hours in space.

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

Where the record meets the 3 of Clubs

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 John-David F. Bartoe, and not a forecast of a spaceflight.

Ability to articulate complex ideas clearly

He is the Research Manager for the International Space Station (ISS) at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

Paired on the mind and communication — the domain ♣ governs in this system. Markers in the record: research.

Also on the record

1. From 1966 to 1988, Bartoe worked as an astrophysicist at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., and published over 60 papers in the field of solar physics observations and instrumentation.
2. He received his Bachelor of Science in physics from Lehigh University (1966) and his Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in physics from Georgetown University (1974 and 1976, respectively).
3. Bartoe is a member of the Association of Space Explorers, and is Chairman of the Space Stations Committee of the International Astronautical Federation.
4. His awards include the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award, the Flight Achievement Award of the American Astronautical Society, the NASA Space Flight Medal, and the NASA Skylab Achievement Award.

Other astronauts with this card

• Daniel W. Bursch — NASA Group 13 · Former · 4 flights
• David A. Wolf — NASA Group 13 · Former · 3 flights
• Richard J. Hieb — NASA Group 11 · Former · 3 flights
• Sidney M. Gutierrez — NASA Group 10 · Former · 2 flights

FAQ

What is John-David F. Bartoe's birth card?

The 3 of Clubs. November 17 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 John-David F. Bartoe's dates come from?

Birth date 1944-11-17 is the day-precision date on John-David F. Bartoe's NASA astronaut biography (NASA Group 11 · Former · 1 flight), 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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