Gus Grissom Greets Alan ShepardOn May 5, 1961 Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. arrives at Grand Bahamas Island and is greeted by astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom after the first American suborbital flight.Read More Facebook Pinterest X LinkedIn Email https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/gus-grissom-greets-alan-shepard/Copy URL to clipboard> DownloadShareSize1041x814px