Rocket Collection (page 10)

Static test rig installation at Hatfield for Blue Streak, c1
Static test rig installation at Hatfield for development of Blue Streak, circa 1958. Date: circa 1958

Blue Streak assembly line at de Havilland?s factory at Stevenage, 16 August 1961. Date: 1961

Part of the Blue Streak electrical mock-up showing the French and German stages at Stevenage, circa 1964

The flight structure of the Prospero X3 technology sate?
The flight structure of the Prospero X3 technology satellite, prior to electronic installation, during vibration testing at the BAC Space Systems Group, Bristol

Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air missile, North Coates
Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air guided missile at Britain?s first guided weapons air defence station at North Coates, Lincolnshire. November 1958. Date: 1958

Bristol Bobbin recoverable ramjet test vehicle

Black Arrow three-stage satellite launcher lifts off from Woomera on 4 March 1970. Date: 1970

Black Arrow three-stage satellite launcher at Woomera

The Rocket Contrasted with the Lost Type of 4-4-0, c1930. Creator: Unknown
The Rocket Contrasted with the Lost Type of 4-4-0, c1930. From " The Splendid Book of Locomotives", by C. Gibbard Jackson. [Sampson Low, Marston Co Ltd London, c1930]

Building the Rocket - in 1935, 1935. Creator: Unknown
Building the " Rocket" - in 1935. This full-size replica of a famous locomotive was ordered by the Science Museum, South Kensington, from Robert Stephenson and Co. of Darlington, 1935

Rocket lifting off, Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, USA. Creator: NASA
Rocket lifting off, Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, USA

Space Shuttle Atlantis launching from Kennedy Space Center, USA, 1980s. Creator: NASA
Space Shuttle Atlantis launching from Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, USA, 1980s. Atlantis was in operation between 1985 and 2011

Huge external fuel tank, second Space Shuttle flight, Kennedy Space Center, USA, 1981
Huge external fuel tank, second Space Shuttle flight, Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, USA, 1981. STS-2 was the second Space Shuttle mission conducted by the National Aeronautics

Space Shuttle Orbiter on launch pad on launch pad, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1980s
Space Shuttle Orbiter on launch pad on launch pad, Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, USA, 1980s. The Space Shuttle program, (official name, Space Transportation System or STS)

Rocket booster recovery, second Space Shuttle flight, November 1981. Creator: NASA
Rocket booster recovery, second Space Shuttle flight, November 1981. The rocket booster is recovered from the sea. The space shuttles solid rocket boosters were reusable

Atlas-Centaur rocket lifting off, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA
Atlas-Centaur rocket lifting off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA. Atlas-Centaur was a series of expendable launch vehicles (or ELVs)

Saturn V rocket lifting off, Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, USA. Creator: NASA
Saturn V rocket lifting off, Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, USA. The Saturn V was the largest rocket ever built and was used on all Apollo missions to the moon

Lift off, second Space Shuttle flight, Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, USA, 1981
Lift off, second Space Shuttle flight, Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, USA, November 1981. STS-2 was the second Space Shuttle mission conducted by NASA

Launch of Gemini-Titan 2, Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, Florida, USA, 19 January 1965. Gemini-Titan 2 (or GT-2) was the second spaceflight of NASAs Project Gemini

Solid rocket booster separates, first Space Shuttle flight, 12 April 1981. Creator: NASA
Solid rocket booster separates, first Space Shuttle flight, 12 April 1981. STS-1 (Space Transportation System-1) was the first mission of Orbiter Columbia

Saturn V rocket lifting off, Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, USA. Creator: NASA
Saturn V rocket lifting off, Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, USA. The Saturn V was the largest rocket ever built and was used on all Apollo missions to the moon

Space Shuttle Columbia lifting off, Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, USA, 1980s. Columbia was in operation from 1981 to 2003

Launch of Mercury-Atlas 4, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA, 13 September 1961
Launch of Mercury-Atlas 4, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Merritt Island, Florida, USA, 13 September 1961. Launch of Mercury-Atlas 4 (MA-4) spacecraft

Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off, Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, USA. Columbia first launched in 1981 and her last flight was in 2003

Launch of Saturn V rocket, Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, USA, 7 December 1972. Apollo 17 was the last Apollo Moon landing mission and the only one to be launched at night

Saturn 1B lift off from Launch Complex 34, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1960s. NASA launch vehicle used during the Apollo space programme

A Striking Contrast, 1922. Creator: Unknown
A Striking Contrast, 1922. From The Romance of Modern Railways, by T. W. Corbin. [Seeley Service & Co. Limited, London, 1922]

FALL / WHIPPET / 1931
CHAMPION RUSTIC ROCKET Owned by Moorby. Date: 1931

The Rocket Astonishes Everyone, c1934. Illustration showing the Rocket steam locomotive designed by Robert Stephenson. The accompanying text explains the mechanism

Opening of the line from Liverpool to Manchester, September 15, 1830, with a Rocket machine, first railroad in the world

London and Birmingham Railway, 1837. Artist: Charles Hunt
London and Birmingham Railway, 1837. The view of the railway was taken from under a bridge on Hampstead Road looking towards Euston Station, with a steam train travelling along the tracks

Coaches Employed on the Railway, 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
Coaches etc. employed on the Railway, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). No.1 The Northumbrian Steam Engine etc._ 2, 3, 5, Carriages for Passengers _ 4

Excavation of Olive Mount, 4 miles from Liverpool, 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
Excavation of Olive Mount, 4 Miles from Liverpool, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). From Six Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with a plate of The Coaches, Machines

Entrance of the Railway at Edge Hill, Liverpool, 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
Entrance of the Railway at Edge Hill, Liverpool, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). From Six Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with a plate of The Coaches, Machines

View Taken from Under the Hampstead Road Bridge, looking towards the station at Euston Square, published 1837 (hand coloured engraving)

Bridge Over the Canal near Kings-Langley, published 1837 (hand coloured engraving). From Collection of Six Coloured Views on the London and Birmingham Railway by Thomas Talbory Bury, published 1837

George Stephensons Rocket, c1905. On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway

The Rocket, locomotive designed by George Stephenson in 1829, c1905. On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to

Brassica tenuifolia. Wall rocket, 19th Century

Humours of the Siege, 1902. The Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. III. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902.]

George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1892). On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway

Rocket Practice in the Marshes, 1845 (1909). Artist: John Grant
Rocket Practice in the Marshes, 1845 (1909). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

Firing The Rocket, c1880. Volunteer Life Brigades (VLBs) were set up to assist the Coastguard. They used shore based rocket equipment which was used to fire a line to distressed ships

Apollo 15 on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1971. Artist: NASA
Apollo 15 on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 13th July 1971

The lift off of Apollo 15, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1971. Artist: NASA
The lift off of Apollo 15, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 26th July 1971

Edward Higgins White II (1930-1967), American astronaut, 1960s. Higgins was a United States Air Force officer and a NASA astronaut

Early locomotives, 19th century, (c1920). From the top left: Puffing Billy, 1813; The Locomotion, 1823;, The Rocket, 1829; and the Sans Pareil, 1829

Fireworks at Green Park, St Jamess, April 27th, 1749
Fireworks at Green Park, St James s, April 27th, 1749. The Grand Whim for Prosperity to Laugh at: Being the night view of the royal fireworks as exhibited in the Green Park

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"From Bloodhound to Saturn 5: Exploring the Fascinating World of Rockets" Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air guided missiles: Unleashing power and precision in the skies. Palenque Xtraterrestrial: A rocket that transcends earthly boundaries, reaching for the stars. Man riding on a steam rocket: Pioneering dreams taking flight with daring innovation. George Stephensons Rocket - the pre-1923 replica: Honoring history's trailblazers who propelled us forward. Triumph Rocket 3 (2300cc): Roaring through roads with unmatched strength and style. Triumph Rocket 3: Defying limits, this motorcycle is an embodiment of raw power and elegance. Diagram of Ariane 5 rocket, side view: Decoding the engineering marvels behind modern space exploration. Cutaway Diagram of the V-1 Flying Bomb; Second World War: Tracing back to wartime ingenuity that forever changed warfare dynamics. First US manned space flight, 1961: A giant leap for mankind as we ventured beyond Earth's atmosphere. Illustration of US space rocket Saturn 5, second stage, mid-air: Witnessing humankind's quest to touch celestial realms unfold before our eyes. Schematic view of George Stephensons locomotive The Rocket of 1829 : Revolutionizing transportation with steam-powered wonders from yesteryears Gemini 7 in orbit .