Capt. Riley and the Ship's Cat

The Captain’s cat hitches a ride to the bridge on her shoulder. It seems to me inconceivable that humans will not bring our companion animals into space. Frankly, I’m a litte surprised the International Space Station doesn’t have at least one resident cat. Cats have all ready shown quite an ability to quickly adapt to zero gravity, in experiments conducted on aircraft flying parabolic arcs, and I’m sure they will teach humans a thing or two about getting around in microgravity when they get into space.
This piece was done originally for a calendar to benefit a cat rescue charity in the United Kingdom.