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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.
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?
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,
Who are the Boeing Starliner astronauts stuck in space, and why are they still there?
They’re outer this world. It’s been almost six months since technical issues stranded NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams onboard the International Space Station.
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 ...
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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 ...
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'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 ...
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 ...
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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.
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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 ...