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The cats were unnamed before the launch to reduce the likelihood that the scientists would become attached to them. [14] All of the cats had permanent electrodes surgically implanted into their brain to assess neurological activity. [15] Some of the cats' spaceflight training was similar to training for humans.
Cats in Space (styled CATS in SPACE - The Band) [1] [2] is a British rock band formed in Horsham, West Sussex, in 2015 by guitarist Greg Hart and drummer Steevi Bacon. Following the band's inception, vocalist Paul Manzi , keyboardist Andy Stewart, bassist Jeff Brown, and second guitarist Dean Howard were recruited to complete the official lineup.
Human presence in outer space began with the first launches of artificial object in the mid 20th century, and has increased to the point where Earth is orbited by a vast number of artificial objects and the far reaches of the Solar System have been visited and explored by a range of space probes.
The programme carried out six crewed spaceflights between 1961 and 1963. The program was the first program to put humans into space, with Yuri Gagarin becoming the first man in space on April 12, 1961, aboard the Vostok 1. [79] Gherman Titov became the first person to stay in orbit for a full day on August 7, 1961, aboard the Vostok 2. [80]
Kzinti on the cover of Man-Kzin Wars III.. The Kzinti (singular: Kzin) are an alien cat-like species developed by Larry Niven in his Known Space series.. The Kzinti were initially introduced in Niven's story "The Warriors" (originally in Worlds of If (1966), collected in Tales of Known Space (1975)) and "The Soft Weapon" (1967), collected in Neutron Star (1968).
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The first space rendezvous was accomplished by Gemini 6A and Gemini 7 in 1965. Records and firsts in spaceflight are broadly divided into crewed and uncrewed categories. Records involving animal spaceflight have also been noted in earlier experimental flights, typically to establish the feasibility of sending humans to outer space.
The lemur-like Ekgmowechashala thrived millions of years after North America’s last primates seemingly died out. Using a phylogenetic reconstruction software and algorithm, scientists have ...