When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In this space wallpaper, the well-named Cat’s Paw Nebula lies in the constellation of Scorpius.

Thousands of animals have been launched into orbit since the dawn of the space age. But to what extent have cats been involved in such endeavors? In the days before the first astronauts had ventured ...

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In 1963, France launched Félicette, the first cat into space aboard a Véronique AGI 47 rocket. Her 13-minute suborbital flight provided valuable data on weightlessness and neurological activity.

On October 18th, 1963, the Centre national d’études in France was set to send a small cat named Félix into space. After lagging behind its Soviet and American competitors, France was eager to stake ...

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