ToplineNASA astronaut Kate Rubins, who is training for a six-month mission scheduled to launch in October, says she plans to cast her next vote from space. Astronaut Kathleen Rubins plans to vote from space. The voting process starts a year before launch, when astronauts select which elections they want to participate in, and then submit an absentee ballot request six months before the elections, NASA says. Surprising FactIn 1997, NASA astronaut David Wolf became the first American to vote in space. Further ReadingNASA astronaut plans to cast her ballot from space station (Associated Press)Astronaut Casts Election Day Vote From International Space Station (Forbes)

Source: Forbes September 25, 2020 21:33 UTC