The first and only cat to go to space - and her tragic end when she got back to Earth - The Mirror

Found on the streets of Paris, mild-mannered Felicette made cosmic history when she was blasted off into space in 1963 in a feline mission that's never been repeated since

A brave French cat was once made a celebrity thanks to her daring space trip - but suffered a tragic end not long afterwards. 'Felicette' - later dubbed 'Felix' - blasted off into orbit as part of… [+2544 chars]

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