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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 specifically prohibits them from doing so.
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,
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.
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.
‘Proud to Be American’: Sunita Williams and More NASA Astronauts Cast Votes from Space
A Texas law passed in 1997 enabled astronauts to vote from space, particularly those affiliated with NASA's Johnson Space Center. David Wolf became the first astronaut to cast a space ballot. NASA's Space Communication and Navigation (SCaN) program facilitated this process by securely transmitting electronic ballots from space to ground stations.
How NASA astronauts vote from space
How do you vote when you're 250 miles above the nearest polling station? NASA came up with an answer for its astronauts.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
How do astronauts cast their votes from space? NASA answers
Astronauts fill out a request for an absentee ballot, then fill out an electronic ballot, which flows through NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System to a ground antenna at the White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
How are NASA astronauts voting from space on US election day?
NASA started this 'voting from space' system back in 1997, when Texas passed a law allowing astronauts to vote from orbit. Since then, space voting has become a cherished NASA tradition.
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 presidential election. There are four Americans currently aboard the orbiting laboratory,
NASA, SpaceX must ‘maintain focus’ after astronauts hospitalized, safety panel says
NASA’s safety panel is urging the agency and SpaceX to “maintain focus” amid recent mission setbacks, equipment malfunctions ...
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 ...
NASA's Starliner astronauts to achieve feat, technically, during SpaceX Dragon relocation
A parking spot shuffle coming up this weekend more than 250 miles above Earth will mark a unique feat for a pair of NASA ...
Nasa astronauts taken to medical facility after successful splash down on Earth – two months behind schedule
The SpaceX capsule’s parachutes deployed and the spacecraft splashed down near Pensacola at 3:29 a.m. ET. Teams on SpaceX’s ...
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Why Stranded NASA Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore Weren't on SpaceX Capsule’s Return Voyage
Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore—who have been in space since June after their eight-day mission went awry—did not catch a ride back to Earth on SpaceX's latest return capsule. Here's why.
Intuitive Machines unveils the next generation of NASA’s moon buggy
The Moon RACER, created by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, is one of three unpressurized vehicles that NASA is considering ...
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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 ...
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Fact Check: Do NASA Astronauts Need To Evacuate Leaking ISS?
Speculation has been growing over leaks on the International Space Station (ISS), with reports in the media suggesting that ...