Richard F. Gordon Jr.'s Birth Card: The 4 of Diamonds

In the record

Richard Francis Gordon Jr. (October 5, 1929 – November 6, 2017) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and a football executive. The birth-card coordinate for October 5 is the 4 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of a flight assignment.

The 4 of Diamonds coordinate

Richard F. Gordon Jr.'s birthday maps to the 4 of Diamonds (The Financial Foundation Builder). 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 Richard F. Gordon Jr.. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You build a floor that lasts and still let money move when the work requires it.

Live 4 of Diamonds meaning page

Richard F. Gordon Jr. in the public record

He was one of 24 Apollo astronauts to reach the Moon, as command module pilot of the Apollo 12 mission, which orbited the Moon 45 times. Gordon had already flown in space as the pilot of the 1966 Gemini 11 mission. Gordon was born in Seattle, Washington, on October 5, 1929, the first of five children of Richard Francis Gordon Sr., a machinist, and his wife, Angela Frances Gordon (née Sullivan), an elementary school teacher. He was a Boy Scout, and earned the rank of Star Scout. He graduated from North Kitsap High School in Poulsbo, Washington, in 1947, then entered the University of Washington, from where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry in 1951 and he was also a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. After graduating from college, Gordon joined the United States Navy and received his wings as a Naval Aviator in 1953. He then attended All-Weather Flight School and jet transitional training, and was subsequently assigned to an all-weather fighter squadron at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida. In 1957, he attended the United States Naval Test Pilot School at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, and served as a flight test pilot until 1960.

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

Where the record meets the 4 of Diamonds

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 Richard F. Gordon Jr., and not a forecast of a spaceflight.

Strong financial planning and foresight

Richard Francis Gordon Jr. (October 5, 1929 – November 6, 2017) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and a football executive.

Paired on value and commerce — the domain ♦ governs in this system. Markers in the record: executive.

Also on the record

1. During this tour of duty, he did flight test work on the F-8U Crusader, F-11F Tiger, North American FJ Fury, and A-4D Skyhawk, and was the first project test pilot for the F4H-1 Phantom II.
2. He served with Fighter Squadron 121 (VF-121) at the Naval Air Station Miramar, California], as a flight instructor in the F4H-1 and participated in the introduction of that aircraft to the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets.
3. He was also flight safety officer, assistant operations officer, and ground training officer for Fighter Squadron 96 (VF-96) at Miramar.
4. He logged more than 4,500 hours of flying time with 3,500 hours of those hours in jet aircraft.

Other astronauts with this card

• Anthony W. England — NASA Group 6 · Former · 1 flight
• Brent W. Jett — NASA Group 14 · Former · 4 flights
• Frank L. Culbertson Jr. — NASA Group 10 · Former · 3 flights
• Kevin P. Chilton — NASA Group 12 · Former · 3 flights
• Ronald J. Grabe — NASA Group 9 · Former · 4 flights
• S. David Griggs — NASA Group 8 · Deceased · 1 flight
• Scott J. Kelly — NASA Group 16 · Former · 3 flights
• William R. Pogue — NASA Group 5 · Deceased · 1 flight

FAQ

What is Richard F. Gordon Jr.'s birth card?

The 4 of Diamonds. October 5 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 Richard F. Gordon Jr.'s dates come from?

Birth date 1929-10-05 is the day-precision date on Richard F. Gordon Jr.'s NASA astronaut biography (NASA Group 3 · Deceased · 2 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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