Stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts are considering themselves lucky as a delay pushed their return back to February 2025, therefore continuing to trap them in space during the election year.
    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      18 days ago

      delivering paper ballots to and from a space station—as one would do for a soldier stationed overseas—would be cost prohibitive

      [Citation needed]

    • candybrie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      18 days ago

      In order to vote while on board, astronauts must fill out the Federal Post Card Application prior to departure, the same application used by military members stationed overseas.

      I’m very curious if they thought to fill this out considering they should have been home for so long before the election.