Posted on June 5, 2019
After the Mercury-Atlas 10 mission was canceled, Shepard was designated as the Commander of the first crewed Gemini mission, with Thomas P. Stafford chosen as his pilot.
Shepard at his Mission Control ConsoleShepard & GrissomShepard as Chief of the Astronaut Office
P3-Alan-shepard chief astronaut office
P2-Alan Shepard Gus Grissom
P1-Shepard during Gemini 6A mission at his consoles in the Mission Control Center