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Model T Ford Air travel
A few decades after
the first powered flight
in 1903, aircraft were
developed to take people
around the world faster
than ever before. Today,
the longest nonstop
flight takes 17 hours
and 27 minutes from
New Zealand
to Qatar.

Cars for all
In 1908, the Model T Ford
became the first car that was Poster for Korean
cheap enough for many people Air Lines
to buy. More than 15 million were Video camera
built. Most cars at the time records moving
cost nearly $3,000, but color images of
the Model T Ford was the moon.
only $850. Only three
lunar rovers
were built. They
are all still on
the surface of
the moon.

There are
more than
one billion
bikes on the
planet.

Moon buggy

Lunar Rover
The Lunar Roving Vehicle
was designed to transport
astronauts on the moon’s
surface. Three of these battery-
powered craft drove on the
moon. They could transport
two astronauts at speeds
of up to 8 mph
(13 kph).

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