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.

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.

It’s Election Day in the U.S., and while millions of Americans are heading to the polls, some voters are casting their ballots from a much more unusual location—space. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS),

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.

Astronauts stranded on the International Space Station will be able to vote in the US election. 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.

Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) will be able to vote in the U.S. election. 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.