Remember those Starliner astronauts still in space? Don’t worry, they can vote.
Ahead of the Nov. 5 election, four Americans are in space who may want to vote. Fortunately for them, NASA has long had a plan to make it possible.
A SpaceX capsule just came back to Earth. Here’s why Boeing Starliner’s astronauts weren’t on it
NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will wait until 2025 to return to Earth aboard their newly assigned spacecraft, SpaceX’s Crew-9. Here’s what they’ll be up to in the meantime.
Starliner astronauts to vote from space for US Elections 2024: Here’s how zero gravity voting works
As millions of Americans prepare to vote in the 2024 U.S. Election, a select few will cast their ballots from an extraordinary location—250 miles above Earth.
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 astronauts who will become the first to fly in both Boeing's Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft.
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.
The astronauts stuck at the International Space Station are voting Tuesday — here’s how
The crew – including two stuck there after the Boeing Starliner malfunctioned – will beam their votes back to Earth thanks to a high-tech encrypted system.
How do astronauts vote in the US election from space?
The history of space voting starts in 1996 when astronaut John Blaha couldn’t physically vote in that year’s presidential race between President Bill Clinton and Bob Dole. Blaha was stationed aboard the now-defunct Russian Mir Space Station, a predecessor to the International Space Station.
A SpaceX capsule just returned, but Starliner's astronauts weren't aboard
The stranded astronauts are now set to return home aboard SpaceX's Crew-9 mission. To make room for them, NASA and SpaceX had to tweak the Crew-9 capsule and astronaut assignments ahead of its launch on September 28. This ensured enough space for Williams and Wilmore when it wraps up its ISS mission no earlier than February 2025.
Even astronauts can vote from space. Here's how
American astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) were able to add their voices to the more than 160 million people expected to cast their ballots in the presidential election. However,
As the US heads to the polls, here’s how astronauts cast their votes from space during US election
Despite being in orbit, American astronauts can vote in the election thanks to a secure space-based voting process. View on euronews
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SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts, including Boeing Starliner crew, fly Dragon spacecraft to new ISS parking spot (video)
The astronauts moved the Dragon capsule to a port on top of the space station, where it will stay until February 2025.
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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Two Astronauts Are Still Stranded in Space. Here's How They'll Get Home in 2025
But due to complications with Starliner, the two astronauts are still up there and won't be back before 2025. They've kept busy -- working with the ISS Expedition 71 crew to perform research and ...
SpaceX capsule returns four astronauts to Earth but Boeing Starliner crew remain on ISS
Three astronauts and one cosmonaut have returned to Earth after nearly eight months on the International Space Station, which ...