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Astronaut casts absentee ballot from space

By Zach Halaschak
Published November 5, 2019 11:44pm ET
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Astronaut casts absentee ballot from space
In this image from NASA television, Endeavour astronauts David Wolf, right, and Thomas Marshburn float above Earth as they work on attaching spare parts to the space station during a spacewalk Monday, July 20, 2009. | (AP)

An astronaut who is floating 250 miles above the earth on Election Day was successfully able to cast his absentee ballot.

Astronaut Drew Morgan, a resident of Neshannock Township, Pennsylvania, cast his ballot in Tuesday’s election through a collaborative effort between NASA and the Lawrence County Department of Voter Services, according to the New Castle News.

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