US election : vote from space

Jubilee News Desk

You must have heard about postal ballots where army men or those in central services can vote via postal services for the candidate they want to win election in their constituency. But how about voting from space?

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins is planning to cast her vote from space in the upcoming November elections in the USA. Rubins is currently in Star City, Russia, preparing for a mid-October launch to the International Space Station, reported news agencies. A video of her plan has also been released.

She told that many astronauts feel that it’s very important to cast their ballots, even from the orbit. “It’s critical to participate in our democracy. We consider it an honor to be able to vote from space, and so we fill out a form and we vote via absentee ballot, and I plan on doing that in November,” Rubins said.

“I think it’s really important for everybody to vote, and if we can do it from space, then I believe folks can do it from the ground too,” she continued.

Most astronauts have a residence in Houston, and Texas law allows them to vote in space using a secure electronic ballot. Rubins and fellow astronaut Shane Kimbrough also cast their ballots in the 2016 presidential election from space.

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While Rubins is in space this year, she will conduct research under the space station’s Cold Atom Lab and work on cardiovascular research.

Postal ballots have been a thing of debate and now with votes coming from space the US elections will be more interesting to watch.