Lee M. Morin's Birth Card: The 2 of Diamonds

In the record

Lee Miller Emile Morin (born September 9, 1952) is a retired United States Navy captain and NASA astronaut. The birth-card coordinate for September 9 is the 2 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of a flight assignment.

The 2 of Diamonds coordinate

Lee M. Morin's birthday maps to the 2 of Diamonds (The Financial 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 Lee M. Morin. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You name the exchange out loud and keep it fair for both sides.

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Lee M. Morin in the public record

He flew on STS-110 in 2002. He is the most formally educated astronaut with six academic degrees along with astronaut Story Musgrave. Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, Morin is married with two children and three grandchildren. An amateur machinist, he enjoys math and jogging. 1970: Graduated from the Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio 1974: Received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematical/Electrical science from the University of New Hampshire 1978: Received a Master of Science degree in Biochemistry from New York University 1981: Received a Doctorate of Medicine degree from New York University School of Medicine 1982: Received a Doctorate of Microbiology degree from New York University 1988: Received a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham 2008: Received a Master in Science degree in Physics from the University of Houston Clear Lake Aerospace Medical Association Force Recon Association Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Society of United States Naval Flight Surgeons. Meritorious Service Medal Navy Commendation Medal Navy Achievement Medal Navy Unit Commendation Meritorious Unit Commendation (two awards) Overseas Service Ribbon National Defense Service Medal Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) Southwest Asia Service Medal Expert Pistol Medal Expert Rifle Medal Captain Morin has been awarded the following US Navy Badges: US Navy Astronaut Wings aboard STS-110 US Navy Flight Medical Office's Wings while at Naval Aerospace Medical Institute in Pensacola, Florida US Navy Diving Officer's Badge and US Navy Submarine Medical Officer's Badge while serving aboard the USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730) Recipient of the 1994 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Award for Excellence in Military Medicine (also known as the Fisher Award) Finalist of the 1995 Innovations in American Government Award from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the Ford Foundation Received the 1996 Sustaining Membership Lecture Award for the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States.

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

Where the record meets the 6 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 Lee M. Morin, and not a forecast of a spaceflight.

Natural teaching and mentoring ability

He is the most formally educated astronaut with six academic degrees along with astronaut Story Musgrave.

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

Also on the record

1. After graduating from the University of New Hampshire in 1974, Morin worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the laboratory now known as the Media Lab.
2. Morin matriculated at New York University School of Medicine in 1974, received a Master of Science in Biochemistry in 1978, an M.D. in 1981, and a Ph.D. in Microbiology in 1982.
3. He then completed two years of residency training in General Surgery at the Bronx Municipal Hospital Center and at Montefiore Medical Center in The Bronx, New York City.
4. In 1982, Morin received a Direct Commission in the U.S.

Other astronauts with this card

• Alan G. Poindexter — NASA Group 17 · Deceased · 2 flights
• Alvin B. Drew Jr. — NASA Group 18 · Management · 2 flights
• Clayton C. Anderson — NASA Group 17 · Former · 2 flights
• Frederick W. Sturckow — NASA Group 15 · Former · 4 flights
• Karen L. Nyberg — NASA Group 18 · Former · 1 flight

FAQ

What is Lee M. Morin's birth card?

The 2 of Diamonds. September 9 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 Lee M. Morin's dates come from?

Birth date 1952-09-09 is the day-precision date on Lee M. Morin's NASA astronaut biography (NASA Group 16 · 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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