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Hammaguir · Centre interarmées d'essais d'engins spéciaux, Algeria

Who was Félicette, and what happened here in 1963?

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  1. On October 18, 1963, France launched the cat C 341 on a Véronique sounding rocket from this site. The flight was suborbital, peaked near 152 km, and she was recovered alive after about 13 minutes. She was the first cat to reach space and come back. TEQLA Guide Best answer
  2. The press named her Félicette. She was euthanized about two months later so her brain could be studied. A bronze statue of her was unveiled in 2019 at the International Space University in Strasbourg. TEQLA Guide

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