She was the first cat launched into space, and the only one to make it out alive. This is the little-known story of Félicette.
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00:00Meow!
00:02Meow!
00:30Music
00:44We started with the rat, and now we have cats.
00:48It allowed us to make recordings during periods of non-weightlessness.
00:55Music
01:20We collect the activity of the cat's brain using three electrodes.
01:26Music
01:405, 4, 3, 2, 1, go!
02:17Ah, Felicette, she's doing well!
02:19She's behaving perfectly, she's eating well.
02:22I think she's doing very well.
02:24Music
02:53Music
03:04Music