Since we still think that interacting with a live cat would be beneficial for space travel, we looked into other ways to have the people interact with cats other than the cats on the shuttle. We found that cat Cafés might be a good place to work with. Cat cafés are places where you can meet and interact with adoptable cats. There is also a separate room to get a drink or snack. We went to a cat café in Minneapolis to see more about cat cafés and get to meet all the cute cats!
Here is a website that talks more about cat cafés:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_caf%C3%A9
Here is a website to the café we went to: