1. There was an astronaut who peed in his spacesuit before liftoff-- a seemingly inauspicious start to what became the first American manned spaceflight. 曾经有一个宇航员在起飞前尿到了他的宇航服里——这对美国的第一次载人航天飞行来说似乎是一个不祥的开始。
2. Liftoff is set for 5:12 p. m. Et. 发射时间定在美国东部时间下午5点12分。
3. Three, two, one, liftoff! 二一起飞!
4. We have liftoff! 我们起飞啦!
5. Mission managers cleared the issue shortly before liftoff. 任务管理者们在发射后不久澄清了这个问题。