Astronauts aboard the International Space Station, and previously the Mir station, are not exempt of voting duty. They get their ballot as an encrypted PDF in their e-mail inbox, can cast their vote from one of the onboard computers, and send it back to their voting clerk. It initially required some adaptation in the law down back Earth to accommodate for this derogation, but now people in space can voice their political preference almost like anyone else.
afraid not
Agreed. There really is no disputing that, because what exactly earned him the award? No one can recall. And I bet the people that thumbs this down don't know either and are googling it now.