Ralph Crane, “A cat being dropped upside down to demonstrate how a cat’s movements while falling can be imitated by astronauts in space,” 1968. Source: LIFE Photo Archive, hosted by Google.

Ralph Crane, “A cat being dropped upside down to demonstrate how a cat’s movements while falling can be imitated by astronauts in space,” 1968. Source: LIFE Photo Archive, hosted by Google.

Ralph Crane,  ”A cat being dropped upside down to demonstrate how a cat’s movements while falling can be imitated by astronauts in space,” 1968. Source: LIFE Photo Archive, hosted by Google.

Ralph Crane, “A cat being dropped upside down to demonstrate how a cat’s movements while falling can be imitated by astronauts in space,” 1968. Source: LIFE Photo Archive, hosted by Google.

Ralph Crane, “A cat being dropped upside down to demonstrate how a cat’s movements while falling can be imitated by astronauts in space,” 1968. Source: LIFE Photo Archive, hosted by Google.