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.

Four American astronauts from low Earth orbit will vote in the U.S. presidential election. They are currently on board the International Space Station. Two of them were supposed to have returned to Earth several months ago,

Astronauts at the International Space Station will move a SpaceX Dragon to a new port to make way for an uncrewed spacecraft on a resupply mission.

Voting from space? You'll need an electronic absentee ballot, a computer, and the entire technological know-how of the American government.

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.

NASA astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are being issued safety precautions with 50 'areas of concern' on board. The American space agency and its Russian counterpart have been aware of a leak on the ISS since 2019.

There are four Americans currently living in space, and each has had the opportunity to add their voice to the more than 160 million other Americans able to participate in the 2024 Presidential election.

Despite being in orbit, American astronauts can vote in the election thanks to a secure space-based voting process. View on euronews

How do astronauts aboard the International Space Station vote? 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.