Key dates and figures from the history of flight and space travel.
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The first powered flight took place in 1903.
It lasted just 12 seconds and covered 37 metres.
In 1927, a pilot flew alone across the Atlantic in 33 hours.
The first passenger jet entered service in 1952.
In 1961, the first person travelled into space.
Eight years later, astronauts landed on the Moon.
The Moon is about 384,000 kilometres from Earth.
Today, more than 4 billion passengers fly every year.
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