Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
Astronaut Shepard arrives at Grand Bahamas Island and is greeted by Grissom
Description:
Astronaut Alan Shepard arrives at Grand Bahamas Island and is greeted by Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom after the first American suborbital flight. He will participate in a press conference with Grissom and Donald Slayton.
Date Taken:
1961-07-05
Program:
Mercury
Mission:
Mercury III
Subject Terms:
ASTRONAUTS
Subject Terms:
MERCURY
Subject Terms:
MR-3
Subject Terms:
FLIGHT
Subject Terms:
PROJECT
Subject Terms:
CONFERENCES
Subject Terms:
NEWS
Subject Terms:
MEDIA
facet_who:
Donald Slayton
facet_who:
Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
facet_what:
Mercury
facet_where:
Mercury
facet_where:
Bahamas
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
S61-02731
Film Type:
8x10
UID:
SPD-JSC-S61-02731
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Astronaut Shepard arrives at Grand Bahamas Island and is greeted by Grissom