When NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore blasted off from Earth back in June, there was no reason to believe they'd be out of pocket for the November election.

American astronauts from NASA will be on the International Space Station (ISS) on November 5, Election Day, and will cast their votes via mail-in ballots, CNN reported. They will float 320 kilometres above the nearest polling station that day.

Texas first passed a law in 1997 that allows astronauts to vote if they will be in space during early voting and on Election Day.

American astronauts from NASA will be on the International Space Station (ISS) on 5 November, Election Day, and will cast their votes via postal ballots, CNN reported. They will float 320 kilometres above the nearest polling station that day.