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Hail Columbia (film), the Glossary

Hail Columbia is a 1982 American IMAX documentary film about NASA's Space Shuttle program, particularly the first Space Shuttle, Columbia.^[1]

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1982 documentary films
Documentary films about the space program of the United States
Films scored by Maribeth Solomon
Films scored by Micky Erbe
John Young (astronaut)

Apollo 16

Apollo 16 (April 1627, 1972) was the tenth crewed mission in the United States Apollo space program, administered by NASA, and the fifth and penultimate to land on the Moon. Hail Columbia (film) and Apollo 16 are John Young (astronaut).

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Apollo program

The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which succeeded in preparing and landing the first men on the Moon from 1968 to 1972.

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Destiny in Space

Destiny in Space is a 70mm Canadian-American IMAX documentary film released in 1994. Hail Columbia (film) and Destiny in Space are documentary films about the space program of the United States, films scored by Maribeth Solomon, films scored by Micky Erbe and IMAX documentary films.

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DVD

The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format.

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Edwards Air Force Base

Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force installation in California.

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Graeme Ferguson (filmmaker)

Ivan Graeme Ferguson (October 7, 1929May 8, 2021) was a Canadian filmmaker and inventor who co-invented the IMAX film format.

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Hubble (film)

Hubble (also known as Hubble 3D, IMAX: Hubble, or IMAX: Hubble 3D) is a 2010 American documentary film about Space Shuttle missions to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. Hail Columbia (film) and Hubble (film) are documentary films about the space program of the United States, films scored by Maribeth Solomon, films scored by Micky Erbe and IMAX documentary films.

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IMAX

IMAX is a proprietary system of high-resolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and theaters known for having very large screens with a tall aspect ratio (approximately either 1.43:1 or 1.90:1) and steep stadium seating, with the 1.43:1 ratio format being available only in few selected locations.

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James Whitmore

James Whitmore (October 1, 1921 – February 6, 2009) was an American actor.

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John Young (astronaut)

John Watts Young (September 24, 1930 – January 5, 2018) was an American astronaut, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer.

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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A

Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) is the first of Launch Complex 39's three launch pads, located at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida.

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LaserDisc

The LaserDisc (LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium, initially licensed, sold and marketed as MCA DiscoVision (also known simply as "DiscoVision") in the United States in 1978.

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Launch escape system

A launch escape system (LES) or launch abort system (LAS) is a crew-safety system connected to a space capsule.

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Launch vehicle system tests

Launch vehicle system tests assess the readiness of a launch system to safely reach orbit.

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List of IMAX films

This is a list of films shot partially or in full with IMAX cameras, either on 15/70 film, with the Phantom 65 IMAX 3D, with the ARRI Alexa IMAX, with other IMAX-certified digital cameras or IMAX Live Events shot with IMAX-certified cameras.

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List of Space Shuttle missions

The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated by NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

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Lockheed Martin

The Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American aerospace and defense manufacturer with worldwide interests.

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M13/40 tank

The Carro Armato M13/40 was an Italian World War II tank designed to replace the M11/39 in the Royal Italian Army at the start of World War II. It was the primary tank used by the Italians throughout the war. The design was influenced by the British Vickers 6-Ton and was based on the modified chassis of the earlier M11/39.

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Maribeth Solomon

Maribeth Solomon (born June 23, 1950) is a Canadian film and television composer and songwriter.

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Micky Erbe

Micky Erbe (June 1, 1946 – April 11, 2021) was a Canadian film and television composer, who was a partner with his wife Maribeth Solomon in the music studio Mickymar Productions.

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Mission to Mir

Mission to Mir is a 1997 documentary film about the Mir Space Station. Hail Columbia (film) and Mission to Mir are films scored by Maribeth Solomon, films scored by Micky Erbe and IMAX documentary films.

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Mobile launcher platform

A mobile launcher platform (MLP), also known as mobile launch platform, is a structure used to support a large multistage space vehicle which is assembled (stacked) vertically in an integration facility (e.g. the Vehicle Assembly Building) and then transported by a crawler-transporter (CT) to a launch pad.

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NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.

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National Air and Space Museum

The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution, is a museum in Washington, D.C., in the United States, dedicated to human flight and space exploration.

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Orbiter Processing Facility

Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) is a class of hangars where U.S. Space Shuttle orbiters underwent maintenance between flights.

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Project Gemini

Project Gemini was the second United States human spaceflight program to fly.

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Reusable launch vehicle

A reusable launch vehicle has parts that can be recovered and reflown, while carrying payloads from the surface to outer space.

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Robert Crippen

Robert Laurel Crippen (born September 11, 1937) is an American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and retired astronaut.

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Roman Kroitor

Roman Kroitor (December 12, 1926 – September 17, 2012) was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as a pioneer of Cinéma vérité, as the co-founder of IMAX, and as the creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic 3D animation system.

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RS-25

The RS-25, also known as the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME), is a liquid-fuel cryogenic rocket engine that was used on NASA's Space Shuttle and is used on the Space Launch System (SLS).

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Rubber room (bunker)

Rubber room is the nickname given to the emergency egress bunkers located beneath the launch pads at Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39; there is one below each of the two pads.

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Service structure

A service structure is a steel framework or tower that is built on a rocket launch pad to facilitate assembly and servicing.

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Sonic boom

A sonic boom is a sound associated with shock waves created when an object travels through the air faster than the speed of sound.

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Space Shuttle Challenger

Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-099) was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA.

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Space Shuttle Columbia

Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA.

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Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

On Saturday, February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts on board.

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Space Shuttle Discovery

Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is a retired American Space Shuttle orbiter.

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Space Shuttle program

The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011.

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Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster

The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) was the first solid-propellant rocket to be used for primary propulsion on a vehicle used for human spaceflight.

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Space Shuttle thermal protection system

The Space Shuttle thermal protection system (TPS) is the barrier that protected the Space Shuttle Orbiter during the searing heat of atmospheric reentry.

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Space Station 3D

Space Station 3D (simply known as Space Station in 2D format) is a 2002 Canadian-American 3D short documentary film about the International Space Station written, produced, edited and directed by Toni Myers. Hail Columbia (film) and Space Station 3D are films scored by Maribeth Solomon, films scored by Micky Erbe and IMAX documentary films.

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STS-1

STS-1 (Space Transportation System-1) was the first orbital spaceflight of NASA's Space Shuttle program. Hail Columbia (film) and STS-1 are John Young (astronaut).

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STS-2

STS-2 was the second Space Shuttle mission conducted by NASA, and the second flight of the orbiter ''Columbia''.

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STS-29

STS-29 was the 28th NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' inserted a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) into Earth orbit.

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STS-34

STS-34 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using ''Atlantis''.

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STS-41-C

STS-41-C (formerly STS-13) was NASA's eleventh Space Shuttle mission, and the fifth mission of Space Shuttle ''Challenger''.

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STS-41-D

STS-41-D (formerly STS-14) was the 12th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the first mission of Space Shuttle ''Discovery''.

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STS-41-G

STS-41-G (formerly STS-17) was the 13th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the sixth flight of Space Shuttle ''Challenger''.

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STS-63

STS-63 was the second mission of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program, which carried out the first rendezvous of the American Space Shuttle with Russia's space station Mir.

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STS-74

STS-74 was the fourth mission of the US/Russian Shuttle–''Mir'' program, and the second docking of the Space Shuttle with Mir.

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The Dream Is Alive

The Dream is Alive is an American IMAX documentary film, released on June 1, 1985, about NASA's Space Shuttle program. Hail Columbia (film) and The Dream Is Alive are documentary films about the space program of the United States, films scored by Maribeth Solomon, films scored by Micky Erbe and IMAX documentary films.

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Vehicle Assembly Building

The Vehicle Assembly Building (originally the Vertical Assembly Building), or VAB, is a large building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, designed to assemble large pre-manufactured space vehicle components, such as the massive Saturn V, the Space Shuttle and the Space Launch System, and stack them vertically onto one of three mobile launcher platforms used by NASA.

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VHS

The VHS (Video Home System) is a standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes, introduced in 1976 by the Victor Company of Japan (JVC).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail_Columbia_(film)

Also known as Hail Columbia (Documentary), Hail, Columbia!.

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Hail Columbia (film), the Glossary

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See also

1982 documentary films

Documentary films about the space program of the United States

Films scored by Maribeth Solomon

Films scored by Micky Erbe

John Young (astronaut)

References