ALT A realistic orange tabby sits confidently in the oversized captain’s chair of a futuristic starship, wearing a small graphite command harness with a gold insignia. One paw presses a glowing amber launch button while the cat looks forward with a calm, slightly smug expression. Behind the chair, a startled human navigator reaches toward a floating steaming coffee mug. Two small service robots scramble nearby, one clinging to the control console and the other attempting to collect floating tools. Through the panoramic windows, the ship departs an orbital station above a spectacular ringed planet at sunrise. Large gold text across the top reads, “The Captain Was a Cat.”