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The Telescope has a birthday, SpaceX and China have something to celebrate together and we as a space community are just a little confused. Maybe a just a jump to the left and then a step to the right, with your hands on your hips, you bring your knees in tight… nah maybe not.
This and so much more on this “Two steps forward, one step back” episode #026!

China Lifts off, Boeing lifts off, a Japanese Internet Tycoon didn’t lift off and he is *not* happy about it! Plus, Some big names in the Space industry sound off. All that and more on this week’s EPICsode!

China Lifts off:
http://www.chinaview.cn/shenzhou7/
english: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/09/080925-china-space.html
Wannabe Space Tourist Wants $21 Million Back Over Scuttled Mission
http://www.wired.com/science/space/news/2008/09/enomoto_lawsuit
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE48O6HS20080925
50th anniversary [...]

The rollout of Space Shuttle Endeavour for the Launch On Need 400 mission should Space Shuttle Atlantis be crippled on STS-125. Both Atlantis and Endeavour are now at the launch complexes at the same time making for an amazing view.

China nearly doubles their astronaut roster, Russia doubles their funding… and decided to build a space center in Cuba. We also take a look at OnOrbit.com, and talk endlessly about the upcoming STS-125 with Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104) and as a backup Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105).

STS-125 with Space Shuttle Atlantis is due to launch October 10th, 2008 (at this time at least). This pre-flight briefing covers Atlantis and the final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope or HST. Not one of the feint of heart, this briefing lasts just a pinch over an hour, so hunker down [...]

Continuing our Hubble week on SpaceVidcast.com we have our LIVE Hubble show. Where Hubble came from, where is is now and what will be happening to Hubble are all covered along with space news.

The Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will study a diverse range of objects and phenomena, from early and distant galaxy formation to nearby planetary nebulae, and finally our own backyard — the planets and other bodies of our Solar System.

During servicing missions the Space Telescope Operations Control Room at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center becomes a very busy place.

A team at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center designs and builds the special tools and aids astronauts need when they service the Hubble Space Telescope.

The Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will study a diverse range of objects and phenomena, from early and distant galaxy formation to nearby planetary nebulae, and finally our own backyard — the planets and other bodies of our Solar System.

Last week we did a story on the Hubble telescope and the upcoming and final servicing mission to fix it up. The James Webb Space Telescope was mentioned, but not many details were given. This video found on the NASA site shows what is new with JWST, why it is better than the Hubble and a bit of what we can expect. The telescope is still being built and it is possible it will be delayed a bit, but JWST is scheduled to fly no earlier than 2013, so we have a bit of time to admire the images from Hubble a bit longer.

On August 11th, 2008 the Hubble Telescope hit the 100,000 orbit mark! Since its launch in April of 1990 the Hubble Space Telescope has been traveling at 5 miles per second with its on-board odometer racking up around 2.72 BILLION miles! That’s about 5,700 trips to the moon and back! In October of this year the STS-125 crew will be be working on the 5th and final servicing mission to Hubble. There are currently 5 spacewalks scheduled for Atlantis where astronauts will install new equipment and repair broken instruments. Once this mission is complete, NASA’s favorite telescope will need to live out the remainder of its days alone in space, with no chance of repair. This is the story of the Hubble Space Telescope, or HST.

The nuts and bolts that hold the space shuttle to the launch pad and prevent it from tipping over are getting an upgrade for STS-125.