If $30 really is your price point, you should consider binoculars. You won't find any telescopes at $30.

If you want something to listen to in the car, I can strongly recommend Michael Annis' Space Rocket History podcast.

https://www.podbean.com/pa/dir-vf26u-26e5f

Incredibly detailed, his episodes cover the entire human space program in chronological order. If your podcast player doesn't list all of his episodes (405 to date), his website hosts his whole archive.

For instance, the entire Apollo program spans episodes #98 through to #380. Most episodes are 40 mins to an hour long.