A U(nderappreciated) F(eline) O(rbiter) - Long overdue recognition

[packman]

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the first cat in space has been largely forgotten by history.


This pioneering pussycat was named ”Félicette,” and she was shot into space 54 years ago this week from a base in the Sahara desert by the Centre National d’études Spatiales (CNES), the French version of NASA.


Félicette was picked out of a group of about a dozen cats because she had the best reaction to a series of tests that included a spin in a centrifuge, according to EuroNews.

Her 12-minute flight took her 97 miles above Earth and included five minutes of weightlessness.

Although this “Astrocat” made history, Félicette was euthanized a few months later so scientists could study the effects of space travel on her body.

Funds are being raised to honor Felicette with a statue in Paris ...

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cat-in-space-memorial-statue-felicette_us_59ea1b41e4b05b4f1c3af7c2?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

[Pope George Ringo II]

1. There is nothing in my experience with cats which suggests this was a good idea.

Not how they handle change, not how they handle physical disorientation, not how they handle, really, anything involved here.

[appleannie1943]

2. One of my cats could be that cat's twin.