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20 former astronauts were on hand at the space shuttle Endeavour display at the California Science Center on Monday , July 20, 2026. The astronauts were on hand to promote “Astronauts for America”, a nonpartisan, nonprofit founded by over 100 former NASA astronauts who want to restore public trust in democratic institutions. The astronauts will be touring the country before the upcoming elections. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
By Linh Tat | ltat@scng.com<br>PUBLISHED: July 20, 2026 at 3:54 PM PDT | UPDATED: July 20, 2026 at 6:03 PM PDT
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...<br>Having completed four space flights and seven space walks, former NASA astronaut Steve Smith remembers all too well what it was like working alongside a crew of fellow astronauts who came from different walks of life.
"In space, nothing matters except the mission. Astronauts don’t ask each other what political party they’re part of or support. We just work together to get that important job done. The mission is all that matters," said Smith.
"Now," he continued, "our country is the mission. And our message is simple: Going to the polls is one small step for you and one giant leap for our country."
Former astronauts, L to R, Steve Smith, Ellen Ochoa, and Charlie Bolden at the space shuttle Endeavour display at the California Science Center on Monday , July 20, 2026. The astronauts were on hand to promote “Astronauts for America”, a nonpartisan, nonprofit founded by over 100 former NASA astronauts who want to restore public trust in democratic institutions. The astronauts will be touring the country before the upcoming elections. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former astronaut Steve Smith talks about “Astronauts for America at the California Science Center on Monday , July 20, 2026. Smith and 20 other astronauts were on hand to promote “Astronauts for America”, a nonpartisan, nonprofit founded by over 100 former NASA astronauts who want to restore public trust in democratic institutions. The astronauts will be touring the country before the upcoming elections. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former astronaut Ellen Ochoa talks about “Astronauts for America at the California Science Center on Monday , July 20, 2026. Ochoa and 20 other astronauts were on hand to promote “Astronauts for America”, a nonpartisan, nonprofit founded by over 100 former NASA astronauts who want to restore public trust in democratic institutions. The astronauts will be touring the country before the upcoming elections. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former astronauts, L to R, Ellen Ochoa, Charlie Bolden and Steve Smith, talk about “Astronauts for America at the California Science Center on Monday , July 20, 2026. The astronauts were on hand to promote “Astronauts for America”, a nonpartisan, nonprofit founded by over 100 former NASA astronauts who want to restore public trust in democratic institutions. The astronauts will be touring the country before the upcoming elections. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former Apollo 9 astronaut Scott Schwickart, left-center, and other astronauts on hand to promote “Astronauts for America at the California Science Center on Monday , July 20, 2026. Schwickart and 20 other astronauts were on hand to promote “Astronauts for America”, a nonpartisan, nonprofit founded by over 100 former NASA astronauts who want to restore public trust in democratic institutions. The astronauts will be touring the country before the upcoming elections. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
20 former astronauts were on hand at the space shuttle Endeavour display at the California Science Center on Monday , July 20, 2026. The astronauts were on hand to promote “Astronauts for America”, a nonpartisan, nonprofit founded by over 100 former NASA astronauts who want to restore public trust in democratic institutions. The astronauts will be touring the country before the upcoming elections. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former astronauts were at the California Science Center to promote “Astronauts for America” on Monday, July 20, 2026. Smith and 20 other astronauts were on hand to promote “Astronauts for America”, a nonpartisan, nonprofit founded by over 100 former NASA astronauts who want to restore public trust in democratic institutions. The astronauts will be touring the...