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In 1963 France launched a cat into space. They did not even give her a name... 14 cats were bought from a pet dealer and trained for spaceflight, given just numbers for identification. On 18 October 1963 a cat called C 341 rode a Véronique rocket from the Sahara, took 9.5 G, floated for 5 minutes and was found alive 13 minutes after liftoff. Two months later she was put down so scientists could study her brain, and 56 years later a crowdfunded bronze statue finally honoured her. Had you ever heard of her? Source: Wikipedia, "Félicette" #history #historytok #felicette #spacecat #spacerace