Astronauts cast their votes from the International Space Station in the 2026 U.S. midterms

Three U.S. astronauts aboard the International Space Station cast their ballots in the 2026 midterm elections while orbiting Earth.

• Three U.S. astronauts aboard the International Space Station voted in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.
• NASA astronaut Anil Menon completed an electronic ballot and sent it securely to election officials in Harris County, Texas.
• Menon wrote on X that the three American crew members voted from the space station.
• NASA astronauts have been able to vote from space since 1997, with ballots transmitted back encrypted.