Astronauts Cast Votes from Space in 2024 US Presidential Election

NASA ensures astronauts on the International Space Station can participate in the democratic process despite being 250 miles above Earth.

Four American astronauts, including Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, are voting from the International Space Station using NASA's secure communication networks.
Voting from space has been possible since 1997, following a Texas law that allows astronauts to cast ballots while orbiting Earth.
The voting process involves filling out an electronic ballot that is transmitted through NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System to Mission Control and then to the respective county clerks.
Astronauts must complete a Federal Post Card Application to request an absentee ballot before their mission, ensuring they can vote remotely.
Despite being stranded in space due to spacecraft issues, Wilmore and Williams expressed their commitment to fulfilling their civic duty by voting from orbit.