10/22/2026
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On this day in space! Oct. 18, 1963: France's FĂ©licette Becomes the 1st Cat in Space! >^..^<

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On this day in space! Oct. 18, 1963: France's FĂ©licette Becomes the 1st Cat in Space! >^..^<
On Oct. 18, 1963, a cat went to space! FĂ©licette was a French "catstronaut" who became the first and only feline to fly to space. Here's why it mattered.
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On this day in space! Oct. 18, 1963: France's FĂ©licette Becomes the 1st Cat in Space! >^..^< — The Chart Room