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Félicette (French pronunciation:) was a stray Parisian cat that became the first feline launched into space on 18 October 1963 as part of the French space program. She was one of 14 female cats trained for spaceflight. The cats had electrodes implanted into their skulls to monitor their neurological activity throughout the flight. During the ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. Miss Baker, a squirrel monkey, rode a Jupiter IRBM (scale model of rocket shown) into space in 1959. Landmarks for animals in space 1947: First animals in space (fruit flies) 1949: First primate and first mammal in space 1950: First mouse in space 1951: First dogs in space 1957: First ...
Laika (/ ˈ l aɪ k ə / LY-kə; Russian: Лайка, IPA:; c. 1954 – 3 November 1957) was a Soviet space dog who was one of the first animals in space and the first to orbit the Earth. A stray mongrel from the streets of Moscow, she flew aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft, launched into low orbit on 3 November 1957. [1]
Monkeys and apes in space; Albert II, first monkey and first primate in space; Little Joe 2 flight with Sam, Project Mercury rhesus monkey; Animals in space; List of individual apes; One Small Step: The Story of the Space Chimps: (2008 documentary) Félicette: First cat in space
The most recent person and first geologist to have arrived on the Moon Vladimír Remek, 88th person in space and the first from a country other than the US or the Soviet Union Sigmund Jähn, 91st person in space and the first German Georgi Ivanov, 93rd person in space and the first Bulgarian Phạm Tuân, 97th person in space, and the first ...
Smallest cat ever: Tinker Toy (1990-1997), a Himalayan-Persian cat who was only 2.5 inches tall and 7.5 inches long. Oldest cat ever : Creme Puff (1967-2005), who lived to be over 38 years old!
The Cat from Outer Space, 1978 film by Norman Tokar; Félicette, first and only cat to survive spaceflight This page was last edited on 12 ...
His first cat, Samantha, and a lovable Golden Retriever named Spice inspired his early work, while Simon, a “big, fat lovable jerk,” cemented his niche in cat humor. Today, his own two cats ...