Aalice.141 net.columbia utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ihnss!houxf!harpo!research!alice!sjb Sat Nov 7 15:57:17 1981 new launch date Richard Truly will get the biggest birthday present one could probably hope for -- to be an astronaut on STS-2. Thursday is the new day. Born on 12 November, 1937, Truly will get the biggest birthday candles ever -- two SRB's. The new countdown is scheduled to begin at 0800 EST Tuesday with an 0730 EST Thursday launch date.