Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="414" caption=""Voyager," the first aircraft to fly around the world without landing or refueling, is being lifted into place in the south gallery of the National Air and Space Museum (NASM), The craft, which has a wingspan of 108 feet, was separated into five sections and transported from the Paul E. Garber Facility in Suitland,
Description: A biography of Joseph Henry (1797–1878), noted U.S. scientist and first Secretary, or chief executive officer, of the new Smithsonian Institution in 1846.
Description: [ view in English ]La primera expedición científica internacional patrocinada por Estados Unidos circunnavegó el mundo entre 1838 y 1842, acumulando en el trayecto alrededor de 40 toneladas de piezas de interés para la historia natural. Cuando los expedicionarios regresaron, el Congreso de Estados Unidos decidió conservar estas piezas "recogidas por cuenta del gobierno... como