\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH DATE: \<COLOUR 0> March 13, 1989
\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH SITE: \<COLOUR 0> Kennedy Space Center, Florida
\<COLOUR 1> FLIGHT TIME: \<COLOUR 0> 4 days 23 hr 40 min
\<COLOUR 1> LANDING SITE: \<COLOUR 0> Edwards Air Force Base, California
\<COLOUR 1> CREW: \<COLOUR 0> Michael L Coats, John E Blaha, James F Buchli, Robert C Springer, James P Bagian
\<COLOUR 1> COUNTRY: \<COLOUR 0> USA
\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> Deployment of the third tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS 4), boosted to geostationary orbit by inertial upper stage (IUS); on-board experiments include protein crystal growth and chromosome and plant cell division.