How NASA Astronauts Vote from Space Aboard International Space Station
3 Oct 2024, 14:42 GMT
By Dominique V. Crespo
Topic: General
Source URL: https://www.nasa.gov/general/how-nasa-astronauts-vote-from-space-aboard-international-space-station/
NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station have the opportunity to vote in general elections through absentee ballots or early voting in coordination with the county clerk’s office where they live. So, how is voting from space possible? Through NASA’s Space Communication and Navigation (SCaN) Program. Similar to most data transmitted between the space station