With a quick computer key stroke, space station astronaut Leroy Chiao became the first American to vote for president from space, casting an encrypted ballot via e-mail and urging fellow countrymen to go to the polls Tuesday.

• 随着焦立中飞快地按下计算机按键，身为国际空间站宇航员的他成为第一位在太空参加总统选举的美国人。星期二（11月2日），他用电子邮件的方式发送了一张加密选票，并号召美国同胞们参加投票。