'First cat in space' likely to get a memorial after 54 years
A crowdfunding campaign is seeking Â£40,000 (nearly â¹35 lakh) to build a statue for FÃ©licette, the first cat to experience weightlessness of space and the only one to survive the journey. FÃ©licette, 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".