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Former astronaut Mike Massimino believes all Individuals ought to train their proper to vote this November … particularly if his friends caught in area can pull it off.
We caught up with the previous NASA worker in NYC, the place he weighed in on Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams‘ plans to vote on Election Day by way of absentee ballots. As Mike put it, Butch and Suni’s scenario should not exempt them from their civic obligation … praising the astronauts for setting a “good example.”
He famous … “Everyone should be voting. I’m glad they’ll be voting … Look, if my friends can do it from space then all the rest of us here can certainly do it on Planet Earth.”
Butch and Suni went viral this summer time when it was revealed they’d be caught in area till no less than February 2025 — considerably longer than their unique 8-day plan — attributable to points with their spacecraft.
The two astronauts are profiting from their time up there, nevertheless. They confirmed to reporters final week they’ve made plans to vote, having already requested their absentee ballots.
After we spoke with Mike, he took a second to reward Suni and Butch for “working hard” throughout their prolonged keep … and famous the two had been doing simply nice regardless of the setback.
He added … “A lot of people pay a lot of money to go and do this. They get paid to do it through their jobs as government employees. It’s a great experience. I wish I was with them.”
But, as Mike informed us, he is grounded for the foreseeable future. Feels like he’ll be voting although!
