Once on the launchpad Columbia throttled up the three main engines during a static fire, to make sure they were in working order for the launch in April 1981.

The documentary gives a nod to John Young's Moon mission, which was where he was when he found out that the Space Shuttle Program had been approved.

[1] The next scene shows the press conferences Young and Crippen had to endure as there was a lot of worry about the safety of the mission, as this was the first time humans would fly on an untested vehicle.

These included worries about the solid rocket boosters and the Space Shuttle's thermal protection system.

On-orbit tasks are shown, including the opening of the payload bays and inspecting non-critical tiles which were blown loose during the launch.

Approval to fly an IMAX camera didn't end up happening until the Space Shuttle was deemed operational after STS-4.

Hail Columbia was a big push to allow the IMAX camera to fly to space, due to how well the documentary had been made.

Ultimately, this never came to be due to a string of design flaws such as the Space Shuttle tiles which were damaged or broken on multiple flights including STS-1.