How astronauts will cast votes in the upcoming US presidential election?

The citizens of the United States are all set to cast their votes on October 03 for the upcoming presidential election. As heated arguments between Donald Trump and Joe Biden continue, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins who is currently gearing up for a mid-October launch to the International Space Station (ISS), has claimed that she will cast her vote in the election this year.

“I think it’s really important for everybody to vote. If we can do it from space, then I believe folks can do it from the ground, too. It’s critical to participate in our democracy. It’s critical to participate in our democracy. We consider it an honor to be able to vote from space,” Rubins told AFP.

It should be noted that most of the NASA astronauts hail from Houston and Texas is offering a secured electronic ballet system to cast their votes.

Rubins is not the first astronaut to cast votes from space. Earlier, another astronaut named Shane Kimbrough had cast votes from the International Space Station.

Rubins is one of the key members of NASA in the International Space Station, as she is the first person to do DNA sequencing on space. In her upcoming trip, she is expected to work on a cardiovascular experiment and will conduct research using the ISS’s Cold Atom Lab.