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NASA astronaut Anil Menon says he voted from space station in midterms
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NASA astronaut Anil Menon says he cast his vote in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections from the International Space Station. In a social media post, Menon said he filled out an electronic ballot on the station computer and sent it to election officials in Harris County, Texas, home to NASA’s Johnson Space Center. He said all three U.S. crew members aboard had the chance to vote. Coverage from the Guardian, Al Jazeera and TIME reports his post, and NewsNation explains how astronauts vote from orbit.
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Anil Menon said he cast an electronic ballot from the International Space Station in the 2026 midterm elections.
One side only: the leftReported byLeft2See the outletsHide the outlets
- Left
- The Guardian, Al Jazeera English
Menon said his completed ballot was sent to election officials in Harris County, Texas.
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- The Guardian, Al Jazeera English
Menon said all three U.S. crew members aboard the station had the chance to vote.
One outletThe Guardian· Left
Astronauts can vote from orbit, and the process is explained in coverage.
One outletNewsNation· Center
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Coverage from the left and center reports that astronauts are voting from orbit in the 2026 midterms, with Anil Menon’s electronic ballot as the main example. The left-rated outlets stress the novelty of the vote, while the center-rated NewsNation piece focuses on how the process works.
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Left-rated headlines lead with the novelty of voting from orbit, with the Guardian centering Menon and Al Jazeera and TIME centering astronauts in general.
Nasa astronaut casts midterms vote from space – video
The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
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The center-rated NewsNation headline, from one outlet, focuses on how astronauts vote from space rather than on any individual’s ballot.
NASA astronauts are voting from space. Here is how it works
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From the left
3 outletsLeads with
- the novelty of voting from space
- Anil Menon’s social media video
- how astronauts cast ballots
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- The GuardianLeft
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. …
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.
- TIMELeft
How Astronauts Are Casting Their Midterm Votes From Space
For some Americans, the process of casting their ballot is a little more complex than heading to the local school or library.
From the center
1 outletLeads with
- how the voting process works
- astronauts voting from orbit
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- NewsNationCenter
NASA astronauts are voting from space. Here is how it works
NASA Astronaut Anil Menon shared a video on X, saying that three U.S. crew members voted from a space station in this midterm election. “We filled out an electronic ballot and sent it securely to the election officials,” Menon said on X. …
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First to report
TIME, Nov 3, 2:46 PM EST
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2 hr 5 min later
Its first report, Nov 3, 4:52 PM EST
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- TIMELeftNov 3, 2:46 PM EST
- Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 3, 4:03 PM EST
- NewsNationCenterNov 3, 4:52 PM EST
- The GuardianLeftNov 3, 5:23 PM EST
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