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Happy Caturday! The first “catstronaut” was Félicette, a Parisian stray. She came back alive in 1963 after completing a suborbital flight.

In 2020, a bronze statue was unveiled in her honor in Strasbourg, France.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/felicette-first-cat-space-finally-gets-memorial-180974062/

#caturday #space

FĂ©licette, the First Cat in Space, Finally Gets a Memorial

Last month, a team unveiled a bronze statue honoring the feline, who launched on a suborbital mission in 1963

Smithsonian Magazine
Mar 4, 2023 at 2:29pmIceCubesApp
Show threadDvirgeMar 4, 2023
@absolutspacegrl I’m taking this as proof Tuxys are the best cats
Show threadBen ToddMar 5, 2023
@absolutspacegrl
15 minutes orbit time. 2 hours waiting by the rocket door seeing if she wanted to be inside or outside.
#cats