NASA astronaut · birth-card coordinate
Patrick G. Forrester's Birth Card: The 5 of Clubs
The Dynamic Innovator
A birth card is a calendar coordinate for the month and day. It is not fortune-telling and does not predict a spaceflight.
In the record
Patrick Graham Forrester (born March 31, 1957) is a NASA astronaut, engineer, and former Chief of the Astronaut Office. The birth-card coordinate for March 31 is the 5 of Clubs — a calendar position, not a forecast of a flight assignment.
The 5 of Clubs coordinate
Patrick G. Forrester's birthday maps to the 5 of Clubs (The Dynamic Innovator). 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 Patrick G. Forrester. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You pressure-test an idea in public and let the better one win.
Patrick G. Forrester in the public record
He is a retired United States Army colonel and Army aviator. He is married and has two children. Forrester flew on three Space Shuttle missions: STS-105, STS-117, and STS-128. Born March 31, 1957, in El Paso, Texas, he is an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. Forrester is married to the former Diana Lynn Morris of Springfield, Virginia. They have two sons, Patrick Forrester Jr. and Andrew. His father, Colonel (ret.) Redmond V. Forrester, is deceased; his mother, Patsy L.
Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Patrick G. Forrester (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.
Where the record meets the Ace 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 Patrick G. Forrester, and not a forecast of a spaceflight.
Cards in Patrick G. Forrester's fixed path
Birth card and karma
- 5♣ — Birth Card: The Dynamic Innovator
- 4♣ — Karma — Environment: The Systematic Builder
- 5♥ — Karma — Displacement: The Restless Heart
Life Spread (Mercury → Result / Cosmic Reward)
- 3♦ — Life Spread — Mercury
- 7♦ — Life Spread — Jupiter
- 5♠ — Life Spread — Saturn
- J♥ — Life Spread — Uranus
- 9♣ — Life Spread — Neptune
- 9♠ — Life Spread — Pluto
- 2♥ — Life Spread — Result / Cosmic Reward
Planetary ruling card, karma and Life Spread
- 7♥ — Planetary Ruling Card: The Reflective Heart
- A♠ — PRC Karma — Environment: The Truth Pioneer
- 8♥ — PRC Karma — Displacement: The Emotional Powerhouse
- K♥ — PRC Life Spread — Neptune: The Compassionate King
- K♦ — PRC Life Spread — Pluto: The Wealthy King
- 6♥ — PRC Life Spread — Result / Cosmic Reward: The Devoted Caregiver
Birth card from the month and day. Karma cards are fixed to the birth card. The planetary ruling card comes from the sun sign's ruling planet — the signs with two rulers carry two. The Life Spread is the birth card's fixed row of nine in the Life Spread — the cards that colour each 52-day period for life. Planetary period and long-range cards move year by year and are not shown on a static page.
Ability to penetrate illusions and see truth
He is a retired United States Army colonel and Army aviator.
Paired on work, health and mastery — the domain ♠ governs in this system. Markers in the record: army, colonel.
Also on the record
- Forrester, is deceased.
- 1975: Graduated from West Springfield High School in Springfield, Virginia 1979: Received a Bachelor of Science degree in applied sciences and engineering from the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York 1989: Received a Master of Science degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia Society of Experimental Test Pilots Army Aviation Association of America American Helicopter Society U.S.
- Army Aviation Hall of Fame (2011) NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal (2017) NASA Exceptional Service Medal (2008, 2010) NASA Space Flight Medal (2001, 2007, 2009) The Jack Northrop Award for most outstanding presentation at the 26th Annual Society of Experimental Test Pilots Symposium (1996) The Order of St.
- Michael (Bronze 2001, Silver 2007) Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal (2nd Oak leaf cluster) Army Commendation Medal Army Achievement Medal National Defense Service Medal Expert Infantryman Badge The Lyndon B.
Other astronauts with this card
- Karl G. Henize — NASA Group 6 · Deceased · 1 flight
- Mae C . Jemison — NASA Group 12 · Former · 1 flight
- Timothy J. Creamer — NASA Group 17 · Management · 1 flight
- William A. Anders — NASA Group 3 · Deceased · 1 flight
FAQ
- What is Patrick G. Forrester's birth card?
- The 5 of Clubs. March 31 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 Patrick G. Forrester's dates come from?
- Birth date 1957-03-31 is the day-precision date on Patrick G. Forrester's NASA astronaut biography (NASA Group 16 · 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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Sources: NASA astronaut biography (Patrick G. Forrester) + NASA Astronaut Fact Book (list of U.S. astronauts) + Wikidata CC0 (Q29648) + Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 (Patrick G. Forrester). Birth date 1957-03-31 is the NASA day-precision date, verified against Wikidata P569 (match).