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Chosen by scientists out of a trainee class of 13 other cat-stronaut hopefuls, Félicette was loaded into the nose cone of a French Veronique sounding rocket in Algeria, and sent soaring 97 miles (156 kilometers) above the Earth.

http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-111717a-felicette-first-cat-space-statue.html

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**Cats Have Been to Space**

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> Chosen by scientists out of a trainee class of 13 other cat-stronaut hopefuls, Félicette was loaded into the nose cone of a French Veronique sounding rocket in Algeria, and sent soaring 97 miles (156 kilometers) above the Earth.
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> *http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-111717a-felicette-first-cat-space-statue.html*