US astronauts vote from space in 2026 midterm elections
NASA astronaut Anil Menon demonstrated on social media how he cast his ballot for Harris County in Texas, from space.
Covered by 3 sources from 3 countries. First reported by Al Jazeera ·
How 3 newspapers cover this story
US astronauts vote from space in 2026 midterm elections
NASA astronaut Anil Menon demonstrated on social media how he cast his ballot for Harris County in Texas, from space.
Nasa astronaut casts midterms vote from space – video
Anil Menon has voted in the US midterm elections by casting an electronic ballot from the International Space Station. He said he filled out the ballot on his station computer and sent it to election officials in Harris county, Texas. In a social media post, he said all three US crew members onboard also had the…
Watch: Nasa astronaut Anil Menon shows how ISS crew cast ballots from space
Coverage details
3 outlets from 3 countries are covering this story: Al Jazeera, The Guardian and The Times of India. Al Jazeera published it first, on November 3, 2026; the last outlet to join was The Times of India, 2 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Anil Menon, Harris County and Texas.
By country: Qatar (1), United Kingdom (1), India (1).
