Paws Up for Wednesday – First Cat in Space Day

Yes, it’s true, a cat has been in space and back. Evidently in the 1960s, the French decided to try launching a cat into space. They chose a pert black and white street cat for this experiment and actually brought her back alive. Here’s that story. By the way, not only was this little cat the first in space, she’s the only cat to make this sort of trip.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/09/first-cat-space-felicette-orbit-humans-earth-atmosphere

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