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***correction! SpaceX launch is scheduled for 6pm on Thursday March 30, not 8:30pm***   Latest from Washington: Text of the NASA Transition Authorization of 2017 President signs authorization. Musk says 'meh'. Pence says that the National Space Council is coming back... just maybe not so soon And Cruz wants ANOTHER authorization... House Science Committee holds hearing on the ISS after 2024 Trump gives weekly address on NASA, continuing the tradition of using space exploration as the justification for American ingenuity   Space News Highlight of the Week: Space is going to reuse a first stage rocket on Thursday   International Updates: Ariane 5 Launch strikes World Water Day   Latest in Tech:   World Water Day leads into ESA's Copernicus program Sentenial 2 was launched on March 7   Listener-submitted Queries: Moon vs. Mars NASA NextSTEP Program NextSTEP towards Mars   Coming Soon to Space:  Public lecture in DC on Europa   Follow Ad Astra on Twitter at @AdAstra_Podcast, on Facebook, and subscribe to th