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How will my cat react when released from my arms in a zero gravity situation?

My cat will land on her feet when dropped from any reasonable height from any position -- even when on her back from a height slightly higher than her own height.  

Clearly she has a connection with gravitiy.  If she were in the ISS how would this effect her reactions?

Please do not suggest a real experiment.  Give her the dignity of Schrodinger's cat.

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Jon-Richfield says:

At the following URL you can see the reactions of two cats briefly in freefall. Not surprisingly the animals cannot instantly work out how to react to a totally alien environment.

Without hard evidence, I suspect that, given a few minutes, hours, or days under suitable circumstances, they would adjust pretty well.

However, I am not inclined to try the experiment.

http://nerdapproved.com/misc-weirdness/cats-dont-belong-in-space-video/

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