 Welcome to All Hands Update. This is your week in Navy history. March 16, 1966, Gemini-8 launched carrying naval aviator Neil Armstrong and Air Force Major David R. Scott. Gemini-8 rendezvoused with the Gemini-8 Agena target vehicle. During the mission, the spacecraft completed seven orbits around the Earth in 10 hours and 41 minutes at an altitude of 161.3 nautical miles. On March 17, 1959, USS Skate became the first submarine to surface at the North Pole. It traveled 3,000 miles in and under Arctic ice for more than a month. March 19, 1969, Hospital Corman Second Class David R. Ray was killed in action while providing medical assistance to Marines while serving in Vietnam. Ray was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions. If you would like to learn more about these facts and the Navy's history, visit the Naval History and Heritage Command website.