00:59Mandatory credit: Roscosmos
Russian cosmonauts Nikolai Chub, Oleg Kononenko and Alexander Grebenkin voted in the Russian presidential election from aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday.
Footage shows the voters' proxy, Korolyov Mayor Igor Trifonov communicating with the cosmonauts via video link and putting ballots into the ballot box.
The state corporation said that the city head contacted the cosmonauts via a secure channel from the S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia.
Russia's presidential election takes place over three days from March 15-17, with early voting between February 25 and March 14.
Election in orbit! Russian ISS crew takes part in presidential vote
Russian cosmonauts Nikolai Chub, Oleg Kononenko and Alexander Grebenkin voted in the Russian presidential election from aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday.
Footage shows the voters' proxy, Korolyov Mayor Igor Trifonov communicating with the cosmonauts via video link and putting ballots into the ballot box.
The state corporation said that the city head contacted the cosmonauts via a secure channel from the S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia.
Russia's presidential election takes place over three days from March 15-17, with early voting between February 25 and March 14.
Mandatory credit: Roscosmos
Russian cosmonauts Nikolai Chub, Oleg Kononenko and Alexander Grebenkin voted in the Russian presidential election from aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday.
Footage shows the voters' proxy, Korolyov Mayor Igor Trifonov communicating with the cosmonauts via video link and putting ballots into the ballot box.
The state corporation said that the city head contacted the cosmonauts via a secure channel from the S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia.
Russia's presidential election takes place over three days from March 15-17, with early voting between February 25 and March 14.