'First cat in space' likely to get a memorial after 54 years
A crowdfunding campaign is seeking £40,000 (nearly ₹35 lakh) to build a statue for Félicette, the first cat to experience weightlessness of space and the only one to survive the journey. Félicette, which flew in October 1963 to an altitude of 157 km, was selected for the French space programme over 13 other cats, who reportedly gained "too much weight".