NASA Breaking News Massachusetts Students Speak Live With Orbiting NASA Astronaut NASA Expedition 35 astronaut and flight engineer Chris Cassidy will speak live from the International Space Station with students at Talbot Innovation Middle School in Fall River, Mass., at 10:05 a.m. EDT, Thursday, May 23. read more... NASA Calls For Phase II Visionary Advanced Concepts NASA is looking for far-out ideas. NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program is seeking Phase II proposals for continuation of promising studies selected during the first phase of the visionary program. read more... NASA and The White House Pay Tribute to Sally Ride NASA and President Obama are honoring the life and legacy of Sally Ride on the day a national tribute was held for the first American woman in space. read more... NASA, Bigelow to Discuss Private Sector Human Space Exploration and Development NASA and Bigelow Aerospace of Las Vegas are holding a media availability at 1:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, May 23, to discuss the agency's Space Act Agreement with the company for its insight on collaborating with commercial industry on exploration beyond Earth orbit. Journalists can participate in-person or by teleconference. read more... Vanderbilt Takes Top Prize in NASA Student Launch Challenge The Aerospace Club of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., took first prize in the 2013 annual NASA Student Launch Projects challenge, in which student teams design, build and fly small rockets with science payloads to an altitude of 1 mile and return them safely to Earth. read more... NASA Administrator Visits California Centers, Meets Media NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will hold media availabilities at all three of the agency's centers in California this week, highlighting progress on the asteroid mission, commercial crew transportation and space technology development. read more... International Space Station Program, Science Briefing Set NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will host a news conference and social media event at 1 p.m. CDT (2 p.m. EDT) Wednesday, May 22, to preview the upcoming Expedition 36 mission aboard the International Space Station. read more... Sally Ride National Tribute at Kennedy Center Tonight NASA and Sally Ride Science are inviting journalists to tonight's "Sally Ride: A Lifetime of Accomplishment, A Champion of Science Literacy," a national tribute to America's first woman in space. The special event will be held at the Concert Hall of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., at 7 p.m. EDT. read more... NASA TV Coverage Set for Next Soyuz Space Station Crew Launch NASA Television will provide extensive coverage of the launch and docking of the next crew members who will fly to the International Space Station on Tuesday, May 28. read more... NASA Seeks Proposals for Commercial Operations at Kennedy's Launch Pad 39A NASA released a synopsis Friday announcing plans to issue an announcement for proposals for the commercial use of Launch Pad 39A at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The announcement is expected next week. read more...