William S. McArthur Jr.'s Birth Card: The 2 of Clubs

In the record

William Surles McArthur Jr. (born July 26, 1951) is a retired United States Army colonel and NASA astronaut and a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and one expedition to the International Space Station via the Russian Soyuz capsule. The birth-card coordinate for July 26 is the 2 of Clubs — a calendar position, not a forecast of a flight assignment.

The 2 of Clubs coordinate

William S. McArthur Jr.'s birthday maps to the 2 of Clubs (The Collaborative 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 William S. McArthur Jr.. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You think with someone else and still leave the conversation with a position of your own.

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William S. McArthur Jr. in the public record

Born July 26, 1951, and raised in Red Springs, North Carolina, McArthur was active in the Boy Scouts of America where he achieved its second highest rank, Life Scout. He attended the U.S. Military Academy, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in applied science and engineering in 1973, and earned his commission in the U.S. Army. After serving with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, McArthur attended the U.S. Army Aviation School and served tours of duty in Korea and Georgia, where he earned a Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1983. In 1987, McArthur attended the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School and was trained as an experimental test pilot.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article William S. McArthur (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 William S. McArthur Jr., and not a forecast of a spaceflight.

Ability to penetrate illusions and see truth

William Surles McArthur Jr. (born July 26, 1951) is a retired United States Army colonel and NASA astronaut and a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and one expedition to the International Space Station via the Russian Soyuz capsule.

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

Also on the record

1. He was assigned to a post as a flight test engineer at NASA and was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1990.
2. McArthur's first spaceflight was in 1993 aboard STS-58.
3. Subsequent missions included STS-74 in 1995 and STS-92 in 2000.
4. A Master Army Aviator, McArthur has logged over 9,000 flight hours in 41 different aircraft and spacecraft.

Other astronauts with this card

• Alan B. Shepard Jr. — NASA Group 1 · Deceased · 2 flights
• J. Mike Lounge — NASA Group 9 · Deceased · 3 flights
• Mark N. Brown — NASA Group 10 · Former · 2 flights
• Michael E. Lopez-Alegria — NASA Group 14 · Former · 3 flights
• Neil W. Woodward III — NASA Group 17 · Former · selected, no flights in the Fact Book table
• Richard N. Richards — NASA Group 9 · Former · 4 flights
• Robert L. Satcher Jr. — NASA Group 19 · Former · 1 flight
• Steven W. Lindsey — NASA Group 15 · Former · 5 flights
• William M. Shepherd — NASA Group 10 · Former · 4 flights

FAQ

What is William S. McArthur Jr.'s birth card?

The 2 of Clubs. July 26 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 William S. McArthur Jr.'s dates come from?

Birth date 1951-07-26 is the day-precision date on William S. McArthur Jr.'s NASA astronaut biography (NASA Group 3 · 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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