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Throwing Cats in Space

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If a cat is dropped upside down at zero-gravity, will it fall on its feet? NASA and the U.S Air Force solved this seemingly random question in the early 1960s, after sending cats into a reduced-gravity aircraft popularly known as The Vomit Comet. This footage shows the experiment in a weightless environment. The cats flail around helplessly, unable to land upright. The lessons learned from the experiment helped NASA set future guidelines to help astronauts move around while in space… ...more
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Throwing Cats in Space
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2020Sep 24
If a cat is dropped upside down at zero-gravity, will it fall on its feet? NASA and the U.S Air Force solved this seemingly random question in the early 1960s, after sending cats into a reduced-gravity aircraft popularly known as The Vomit Comet. This footage shows the experiment in a weightless environment. The cats flail around helplessly, unable to land upright. The lessons learned from the experiment helped NASA set future guidelines to help astronauts move around while in space…

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