\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH DATE: \<COLOUR 0> August 8, 1989
\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH SITE: \<COLOUR 0> Kennedy Space Center, Florida
\<COLOUR 1> FLIGHT TIME: \<COLOUR 0> 5 days 1 hr
\<COLOUR 1> LANDING SITE: \<COLOUR 0> Edwards Air Force Base, California
\<COLOUR 1> CREW: \<COLOUR 0> Brewster H Shaw, Richard N Richards, James C Adamson, David C Leestma, Mark N Brown
\<COLOUR 1> COUNTRY: \<COLOUR 0> USA
\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> First flight of Columbia for over three years; a dedicated DoD (Department of Defense) mission, the fourth in shuttle history, devoted mainly to the launch of a 10-tonne spy satellite.