Félix I (officially "F-360-BD") was a Brazilian Army Technical School (today's Military Institute of Engineering) project led by Lieutenant Colonel Manoel dos Santos Lage which aimed, in 1959, to launch the Flamengo cat into space. But the project was canceled due to pressure from animal advocacy groups, and the launch never took place.
Félix I (officially "F-360-BD") was a Brazilian Army Technical School (today's Military Institute of Engineering) project led by Lieutenant Colonel Manoel dos Santos Lage which aimed, in 1959, to launch the Flamengo cat into space. But the project was canceled due to pressure from animal advocacy groups, and the launch never took place.
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