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As President Barack Obama prepares for his space summit at Cape Canaveral on Thursday, much activity is taking place in various quarters. Opponents are rallying, elected officials are pleading, and the Apollo 13 guys are opining. It makes for quite a cacophony of democracy in action.https://parabolicarc.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/nasa_orion_capsule_recovery.jpg