NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Butch Wilmore, currently stranded aboard the International Space Station (ISS), will cast their votes in the US presidential election 2024 from space. Despite being stuck in orbit until February 2025 due to delays in Boeing's return mission, Williams, of Indian origin, expressed confidence in their ability to vote. Since 1997, NASA astronauts have used a secure electronic voting system to participate in elections while in space. Ballots are encrypted and transmitted from NASA’s Mission Control Center in Houston to the ISS, where astronauts complete them. The encrypted ballots are then sent back to Earth for processing by county clerks. Despite recent challenges, Williams remains optimistic, calling space her "happy place." Sunita Williams Birthday in Space: NASA Astronaut Set To Celebrate Her Special Day on September 19 Aboard ISS for Second Time As Boeing Starliner Returns Uncrewed.

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