Election Day reached beyond Earth this year.

Three NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station cast ballots in the 2026 midterm elections , with astronaut Anil Menon sharing a look at his orbital voting setup on Tuesday, Nov. 3. His polling place? The same small compartment where he sleeps.

In a video posted to X , Menon showed how he used his computer to complete an electronic ballot and send it to Harris County, Texas. Fellow astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney also voted from the station.

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"We filled out an electronic ballot and sent it securely to the election officials," Menon wrote.

So how does a vote get from orbit to an election office? It takes a few more stops than a trip to the mailbox.

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