In 1963 the French government had numerous cats undergoing intensive training for possible space flight, with fairly arduous tasks involving a compression chamber and a centrifuge. But they don't seem to have suffered too much; ten of the would-be astronauts were 'decommissioned' for eating too much!
Ha! That's hilarious! I'm glad I am only just catching up on everybody's Poetry Friday posts or I might have missed this!
ReplyDeleteMarjorie, I'm glad you stopped by today! The Mars rover will be setting down later tonight, so the cats and I are preparing...
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