Well, try voting from 220 miles above Earth while traveling at 17,500 miles per hour.

That's exactly what two American astronauts will be doing onboard the in the next few days. Commander Edward and Flight Engineer and Science Officer , who are serving on the space station with one Russian cosmonaut, have both received their ballots and have until Tuesday to send them back to Earth.

"We do a lot of things to try to support their stay on the Space Station, which can last six months or more," said Nicole Cloutier, a spokeswoman for the . "We certainly don't want to deny them their privilege to vote in this election."

The astronauts even made a from the space station.

Jennifer Ballard, election supervisor for Harris County in Texas, said election officials have been working hand-in-hand with to ensure that the astronauts get to vote, and that their votes remain secure as they are transmitted from outer space to earth.