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| A small scale model, or maquette, of the Félicette statue with the full globe underneath. |
Fifty-six years after a cat named Félicette became the first feline to launch into space, plans to build the cosmic cat’s first proper memorial are beginning to take shape.
More about her flight at Space.com
the bad news?
According to Wikipedia. Felicette did not live happily ever after:
Félicette was euthanized two months after the launch so that scientists could perform an autopsy to examine her brain.
Sigh.
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related space news: the moon is now inhabited (maybe) by Tardigrades
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