On October 18, 1963, a stray cat named Felicette became the first cat astronaut! She orbited earth for 15 minutes and was sent up by French astronauts to study the effects space travel would have on brains. Felicette survived the flight but passed away a few weeks later. Poor Felicette was never given a memorial, so in 2017 a Kickstarter was started to give her a proper memorial in honor of giving her life for science. Just under $52,000 was donated to give her a proper memorial! You can visit her at the International Space University (ISU) in Strasbourg, France. OR you can just check out the cool picture below! Every year, about 3.4 million cats enter a homeless pet shelter and need adopting. If your family has been thinking of getting a pet, you can honor Felicette by adopting an adult cat from a local shelter! And before you do that, you can check out these awesome books from the library that tell stories about cats or teach you how to care for them so you are fully prepared for what it takes to be a cat-mom or cat-dad!
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