Animals in space On 18 October 1963, France launched Félicette the cat aboard Veronique AGI sounding rocket No. 47. The launch was directed by the French Centre d'Enseignement et de Recherches de Médecine Aéronautique (CERMA). Félicette was recovered alive after a 15-minute flight and a descent by parachute. Félicette had electrodes implanted into her brain, and the recorded neural impulses were transmitted back to Earth. A second cat was sent to space by CERMA on 24 October 1963, but the flight ran into difficulties that prevented recovery. The final French animal launches were of two monkeys in March 1967. China launched mice and
Miss Earth Zambia Miss Earth Zambia The Miss Earth Zambia is a beauty pageant to select a delegate for Miss Earth pageant. The pageant is not related to Miss Universe Zambia or Miss World Zambia pageants. The Miss Earth Zambia program is a leadership and empowerment platform that seeks to engage, inspire and educate young women, children and community members to become change agents in the space of community enlistment, sustainable development and eco-preneurship. The program helps to create an awareness of sustainable development, the environment, wildlife and the conservation of the natural legacy in Zambia, and ultimately the preservation of Earth. The