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MLA Full: "The First (And Only) Time We Sent a Cat to Space." YouTube, uploaded by SciShow, 4 November 2024, www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDVcpgvHmGc.
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Chicago Full: SciShow, "The First (And Only) Time We Sent a Cat to Space.", November 4, 2024, YouTube, 05:47,
https://youtube.com/watch?v=aDVcpgvHmGc.
In the history of space travel, there are a few famous animal astronauts (or cosmonauts), like Laika the dog and Ham the chimpanzee. But you might not have heard of Félicette, who in 1963 became the first -- and so far only -- cat to go to space.



























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