Félicette the French space cat, the world's only feline astronaut

Sixty years ago this month, France became the first country to send a cat into space. That flight, on 18 October 1963, remains the only time a feline has ever made it into space and back again. How did…

Félicette the French space cat, the world's only feline astronaut

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Félicette the French space cat, the world's only feline astronaut