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It's Election Day for four NASA astronauts too. Here's how their ballots get counted
It's Election Day for millions of Texas voters, but that doesn't mean you have to be in Texas — or even on Earth — to have your vote counted. Four NASA astronauts are using electronic ballots this election cycle to vote from the International Space Station,
Four NASA astronauts requested absentee ballots to vote from space
I got my ballot in and made sure that mine got counted,” Astronaut Butch Wilmore said Tuesday during a talk with students at Tennessee Tech University.
How do you vote from space? NASA astronauts cast 2024 election ballots from ISS
If they can manage to vote from space, you can sure manage to get to your polling place to cast a ballot of your own.
Can astronauts vote from space?
NASA said votes are transmitted from space similar to the way most data is, being transmitted from the International Space Station to the Mission Control Center at the Johnson Space Center in Houston through NASA's Near Space Network, which connects missions within 1.2 million miles of Earth with communications and navigation services.
How NASA astronauts, including Sunita Williams, voted in US Election 2024 from the ISS
Even from orbit, NASA astronauts upheld their civic duty in the 2024 US election. Voting from the International Space Station, they demonstrated that distance is no barrier to democracy.
NASA astronauts to redock SpaceX Dragon at International Space Station: How to watch
Astronauts at the International Space Station will move a SpaceX Dragon to a new port to make way for an uncrewed spacecraft on a resupply mission.
How to vote from space: NASA explains how astronauts vote aboard International Space Station
NASA astronauts up in space can vote through an absentee ballot or early voting in coordination with the county clerk's office where they live. But how is that even possible?
The astronauts stuck at the International Space Station are voting Tuesday — here’s how
The crew - including two stuck there after the Boeing Starliner malfunctioned - will beam their votes back to Earth thanks to a high-tech encrypted system.
Why can't active NASA astronauts endorse US presidential candidates?
NASA astronauts can vote from space, but why can't they endorse political candidates? As it turns out, U.S. federal law ...
How do astronauts vote in space?
In space, hundreds of miles above Earth, NASA astronauts on the International Space Station are voting in the 2024 ...
NASA, SpaceX must ‘maintain focus’ after astronauts hospitalized, safety panel says
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Nasa astronauts cast absentee ballots for US election from Space Station
Four NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station have requested absentee ballots for Election Day. Astronaut ...
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Fact Check: Do NASA Astronauts Need To Evacuate Leaking ISS?
Despite the leaks and the OIG's heightened concerns, there is no need for immediate evacuation or panic. NASA is committed to ...
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Astronauts Will Be Rocking Prada Spacesuits When They Return To The Moon's Surface For The First Time Since 1972
The astronauts slated to return to the moon’s surface in 2026 as part of NASA’s first human mission to the lunar South Pole ...
See the polar moon sites where NASA plans to land its astronauts
NASA has plans to send astronauts back to the moon in 2026. Now, it is sharing a short list of locations where they could ...