• Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world
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    "It’s been really difficult to explain to the kids why they’re stuck down here while their Dad is safe in a fragile metal tube traveling around the Earth at a relaxing 250 MPH.”

    Looks like someone mixed up orbital speed and altitude when gathering data (it’s traveling at ~18,000 mph relative to Earth at 250 miles altitude).

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      delivering paper ballots to and from a space station—as one would do for a soldier stationed overseas—would be cost prohibitive

      [Citation needed]

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      In order to vote while on board, astronauts must fill out the Federal Post Card Application prior to departure, the same application used by military members stationed overseas.

      I’m very curious if they thought to fill this out considering they should have been home for so long before the election.