😻 On Oct. 18, 1963, a cat went to space! Félicette was a French "#catstronaut" who became the first and only feline to fly to space. Catch up with space history 👉 https://trib.al/L7zpzMO While the U.S. and Soviet Union were busy launching primates, dogs and humans, the French decided to join the space race by launching a #cat. Félicette, a stray tuxedo cat from the streets of Paris, was a substitute for another cat named Felix, who somehow escaped on launch day. So Félicette went where no cat