NASA astronaut Anil Menon votes from space in US midterms
Menon showed how the crew on the International Space Station cast ballots for Harris County, Texas, from orbit.
Key facts
Story- NASA astronaut Anil Menon voted from the International Space Station in the 2026 US midterm elections.
- Menon posted on social media showing how he cast his ballot for Harris County, Texas.
- Two crewmates on the station also voted, according to one report of the event.
NASA astronaut Anil Menon cast his vote in the 2026 US midterm elections from space. He showed how he did it in a video posted on social media, using a ballot for Harris County in Texas.
The video shows the process from the International Space Station. Menon posted it on social media, and the clip was shared widely on 4 November. Two of his crewmates on the station also voted in the midterms.
How the ballot was cast
Menon's post focused on the ballot for Harris County, the county that includes Houston.
Background
Americans living abroad and in other places far from home can often vote by absentee ballot. Astronauts on long missions have voted from orbit in earlier elections, and this is the first such vote reported for the 2026 midterms.
The number of US astronauts on the station in total is not known. How the ballots were counted has not been explained.
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