Three years later he astonished me by making the big mistake of his life: he asked me to succeed him as editor of The AmericanMercury, which for a while I did.
On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard ? one of the original seven Mercury spaceflyers ? was ready to become the first American in space.
1961年5月，艾伦.谢泼德——NASA水星计划最初的7位宇航员之一——正准备成为美国宇航第一人。
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A representative from an organization that opposes mercury fillings called the new ruling "an outrage," while the American Dental Association issued a statement agreeing with the decision.