The Space Federation usually neutral and never be bothered when the war happened but continued to in contact with the ground base on the aftermath and once again reconnect with the new developing world.
Like their ground level brethen, space fluffies finally evolved ( a lil ) Now minor observation and investigation are given to them and " captain assist " acts as in-between them.
“Doctor? Why should we at the Pentagon entertain your notion for a Fluffy based Astronaut Program? Aren’t Fluffies useless?”
“Most of the time sir, but we’ve ran the numbers and 75% of the time, a Fluffies predilection towards ‘Huggies’ and ‘Wub’ will serve as a stronger baseline towards Galactic relationships.”
“And the other 25%?”
“Then the Fluffy is horrifically brutalised by Alien Monsters with no financial or emotional loss for the company.”