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 India semi-finals in Miss Earth 2004 and Miss Earth 2009, respectively. Both years were won by Brazil. On the other hand, during 2006 and 2007, India almost won the pageant through Amruta Patki and Pooja Chitgopekar who both finished as Miss Earth – Air or as 1st runner-up. In 2010, India finally won the Miss Earth crown through Nicole Faria. Aside from winning the main title, Nicole was also able to get some special awards such as the Miss Talent, which is the first special award in the 10th Miss Earth pageant. She performed a graceful belly dance that combined Oriental