"All weekend long, civilians will be all up in NASA's business."

On Saturday and Sunday, volunteers will be hard at work in a marathon session of computer coding, engineering and general brainstorming as part of the annual International Space Apps Challenge.

More than 138 cities around the world will be joining Space Apps 2015 for the two-day competitive hack-a-thon to see who can come up with the best ideas for solving planetary and space challenges.

Find a location for nearby events, or read an article about a Virginia event in the Newport News Daily Press.