First Cat in Space
October 18, 1963
Félicette is sent into space in a capsule on top of a French Véronique AG1 rocket. Félicette traveled 120 miles into space for 1 hour and 20 minutes and then returned to Earth by parachute and was recovered safely. She is the only cat to have been sent into space and survived. She was a black and white female found on the streets of Paris and was selected from 14 cats the French trained for the mission.