• Question: Can a cat go to space? Do you have a pet

    Asked by flynn13 to Arlene, Colin, David, Eugene, Paul on 14 Nov 2012.
    • Photo: David McKeown

      David McKeown answered on 14 Nov 2012:

      Yes, cats have been in space. In 1963 the French put a cat in space. Frist they tried to launch one called Felix but it escaped! so they chose another cat called Félicette.

      I don’t have any pets now, I had a goldfish when I was a kid (There have been fish in space as well!)

    • Photo: Paul Higgins

      Paul Higgins answered on 15 Nov 2012:

      And monkeys, and dogs! I think they have also tried breeding animals in the space station to see how lack of gravity affects child birth. I had cats when I was a kid. I hope I can settle down at some point and have pets again- they are good at de-stressing you after a crazy day.

    • Photo: Colin Johnston

      Colin Johnston answered on 15 Nov 2012:

      I’m waiting until they can clone dinosaurs before I choose a pet.

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