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This week, Jack and Newton talk infrastructure, Outer Space Treaty, and why everyone dislikes Ted Cruz. They also touch on fires in space, India's space program, and shooting down ICBMs.   Links: Latest from Washington Infrastructure Week: President Trump Announces Air Traffic Control Reform Initiative Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) Cruz out of step with industry, lawyers A hearing on the American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act of 2017 will follow the budget hearing in the House SS&T subcommittee. Text of the draft bill can be found here Results of the briefing   Space News Highlight of the Week NASA’s Newest Astronaut Candidates   International News COPUOS met in Vienna last week (if this is for our guest, this should probably be a highlight) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched their biggest rocket yet China replaced its space agency administrator...quietly   Latest in Tech NASA is going to set a fire in space US shows they can shoot down ICBMs   Coming Soon to