US astronauts cast midterm ballots from space
Science · First reported 3 Nov, 20:46 · Updated 21:31
Reports say US astronauts voted in the midterm election while aboard the International Space Station; Al Jazeera highlights Anil Menon’s ballot for Harris County, Texas.
- Space.com reports that the three Americans living off Earth voted in the midterm election from the International Space Station.
- Al Jazeera reports that NASA astronaut Anil Menon showed on social media how he cast a ballot for Harris County, Texas, from space.
- Both reports describe astronauts voting from space in the midterm election; the supplied reports do not provide further details about the voting process.
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- Event
- US midterm election
- Voters reported by Space.com
- Three Americans living off Earth
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- International Space Station
- Astronaut named by Al Jazeera
- NASA astronaut Anil Menon
- Ballot jurisdiction identified
- Harris County, Texas
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