S. David Griggs's Birth Card: The 4 of Diamonds

In the record

Stanley David Griggs (September 7, 1939 – June 17, 1989) was a United States Navy officer and a NASA astronaut. The birth-card coordinate for September 7 is the 4 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of a flight assignment.

The 4 of Diamonds coordinate

S. David Griggs'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 S. David Griggs. 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.

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S. David Griggs in the public record

He is credited with conducting the first unscheduled extra-vehicular activity of the space program during Space Shuttle mission STS-51-D. Griggs was killed when the vintage World War II-era training aircraft he was piloting – a North American AT-6D (registration N3931S) – crashed near Earle, Arkansas. Born September 7, 1939, in Portland, Oregon, Griggs graduated from Lincoln High School in his hometown in 1957. He was an Eagle Scout. In 1962 he received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy and in 1970 a Master of Science degree in Administration from George Washington University. He enjoyed flying, auto restoration, running, skiing, and diving. He married Karen Frances Kreeb and they had two daughters together, Alison Marie (August 21, 1971) and Carre Anne (May 14, 1974). Griggs graduated from Annapolis in 1962 and entered Naval pilot training shortly thereafter.

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

Where the record meets the 5 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 S. David Griggs, and not a forecast of a spaceflight.

Quick thinking and mental flexibility

Stanley David Griggs (September 7, 1939 – June 17, 1989) was a United States Navy officer and a NASA astronaut.

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

Also on the record

1. In 1964, he received his United States Navy pilot wings and was attached to Attack Squadron-72 flying A-4 Skyhawks.
2. He completed one Mediterranean cruise and two Southeast Asia combat cruises aboard the aircraft carriers USS Independence and USS Franklin Roosevelt.
3. In 1967 Griggs entered the U.S.
4. Naval Test Pilot School at Patuxent River, Maryland and upon completion of test pilot training was assigned to the Flying Qualities and Performance Branch, Flight Test Division, where he flew various test projects on fighter and attack-type 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
• Richard F. Gordon Jr. — NASA Group 3 · Deceased · 2 flights
• Ronald J. Grabe — NASA Group 9 · Former · 4 flights
• Scott J. Kelly — NASA Group 16 · Former · 3 flights
• William R. Pogue — NASA Group 5 · Deceased · 1 flight

FAQ

What is S. David Griggs's birth card?

The 4 of Diamonds. September 7 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 S. David Griggs's dates come from?

Birth date 1939-09-07 is the day-precision date on S. David Griggs's NASA astronaut biography (NASA Group 8 · Deceased · 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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