NASA astronaut · birth-card coordinate
Terence T. Henricks's Birth Card: The 10 of Diamonds
The Wealthy Master
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
Terence Thomas "Tom" Henricks (born July 5, 1952) is a retired in the United States Air Force colonel and former NASA astronaut. The birth-card coordinate for July 5 is the 10 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of a flight assignment.
The 10 of Diamonds coordinate
Terence T. Henricks's birthday maps to the 10 of Diamonds (The Wealthy Master). 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 Terence T. Henricks. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You build enough and keep it structured so it actually holds.
Terence T. Henricks in the public record
He served on four Space Shuttle missions. Henricks was born on July 5, 1952, in Bryan, Ohio, to Terry and Martha Henricks, but considers Woodville, Ohio, to be his hometown. He graduated from Woodmore High School in 1970. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the United States Air Force Academy in 1974 and his Master of Public Administration degree from Golden Gate University in 1982. He is married and has three children. He currently resides in Blanco, Texas, with his wife Rebecca. The Distinguished Flying Cross The NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal The Defense Superior Service Medal The Defense Meritorious Service Medal Air Force Meritorious Service Medals Air Force Commendation Medals (2) NASA Space Flight Medals (4) Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Defiance College (1993) F-4 Fighter Weapons School Outstanding Flying Award Named Pilot Training Distinguished Graduate and F-16 Conversion Course Top Gun Inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame Henricks completed pilot training at Craig Air Force Base (AFB) in Selma, Alabama, and F-4 Phantom II conversion training at Homestead AFB in Miami, Florida. He then flew the F-4 in fighter squadrons in England and Iceland.
Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Terence T. Henricks (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.
Where the record meets the Queen 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 Terence T. Henricks, and not a forecast of a spaceflight.
Cards in Terence T. Henricks's fixed path
Birth card and karma
- 10♦ — Birth Card: The Wealthy Master
- Q♠ — Karma — Environment: The Wise Guide
- Q♣ — Karma — Displacement: The Nurturing Leader
Life Spread (Mercury → Result / Cosmic Reward)
- 8♠ — Life Spread — Mercury
- A♥ — Life Spread — Venus
- A♦ — Life Spread — Mars
- Q♦ — Life Spread — Jupiter
- 5♥ — Life Spread — Saturn
- 3♣ — Life Spread — Uranus
- 3♠ — Life Spread — Neptune
- 9♥ — Life Spread — Pluto
- 7♣ — Life Spread — Result / Cosmic Reward
Planetary ruling card, karma and Life Spread
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 hold space for others' exploration
A commander of two Space Shuttle missions and pilot of two others, Henricks became the first person to log over 1,000 hours as a Space Shuttle pilot/commander.
Paired on shared wording: others, space.
Also on the record
- In 1980, he was reassigned to Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada.
- After attending the USAF Test Pilot School in 1983, he remained at Edwards AFB, California, as an F-16C test pilot and Chief of the 57th Fighter Weapons Wing Operating Location until his NASA selection.
- He has 749 parachute jumps and a Master Parachutist rating.
- He has flown 30 different types of aircraft, has logged over 6,000 hours flying time, and holds an FAA commercial pilot rating.
Other astronauts with this card
- Christopher J. Ferguson — NASA Group 17 · Former · 3 flights
- Daniel C. Brandenstein — NASA Group 8 · Former · 4 flights
- Frederick H. Hauck — NASA Group 8 · Deceased · 3 flights
- Leland D . Melvin — NASA Group 17 · Former · 2 flights
- Piers J. Sellers — NASA Group 16 · Deceased · 3 flights
- Roger B. Chaffee — NASA Group 3 · Deceased · selected, no flights in the Fact Book table
FAQ
- What is Terence T. Henricks's birth card?
- The 10 of Diamonds. July 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 Terence T. Henricks's dates come from?
- Birth date 1952-07-05 is the day-precision date on Terence T. Henricks's NASA astronaut biography (NASA Group 11 · Former · 4 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 (Terence T. Henricks) + NASA Astronaut Fact Book (list of U.S. astronauts) + Wikidata CC0 (Q1407313) + Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 (Terence T. Henricks). Birth date 1952-07-05 is the NASA day-precision date, verified against Wikidata P569 (match).