Rocket Collection (page 3)

Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Russian cosmonaut, 1961. Czech postage stamp commemorating Gagarins (1934-1968) flight in Vostok, 12 April 1961, the first manned space flight

The Iron Horse Past and Present, c1900. The development of the railway locomotive from George Stephensons Rocket of 1829, through North Star which worked on the Great Western Railway 1836-1870

Launch of the Apollo 17 mission, 1972. Apollo 17 was the last Apollo moon landing mission and the only one to be launched at night

Apollo 9 Saturn V rocket, 1969. This rocket, shown here on its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Centre, Cape canaveral, Florida, USA, launched Apollo 9 on 3 March 1969

George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1859). 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

George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1900). 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

John H Glenn, American astronaut, May 1998. In October 1998, the STS-95 mission flew from the Kennedy Space Center with the aim of examining the effects of space flight and ageing

Medal commemorating the centenary of the birth of George Stephenson, railway engineer, 1881
Medal commemorating the centenary of the birth of George Stephenson, British railway engineer (1781-1848), 1881. It shows the Rocket

Stephensons Rocket winning the Rainhill Trials, 14 October 1829 (1898). George Stephensons (1781-1848) locomotive Rocket winning the competition held at Rainhill, Merseyside

Werner von Braun, German born rocket pioneer, 1944. Perfected and launched V2 rockets, September 1944. Surrendered to Americans with his team. Was also behind the American Explorer I in 1958

George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, c1875

Diamond Golf Tee book of matches, c1900

First Space Shuttle Mission launches, Florida, USA, April 12, 1981. Creator: NASA
First Space Shuttle Mission launches, Florida, USA, April 12, 1981. Space Shuttle Columbia and STS-1 lift off from NASAs Kennedy Space Center, marking the first flight of the Space Shuttle Program

Eisenhower visits the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama, USA. Creator: NASA
Eisenhower visits the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama, USA. September 8, 1960. US President Eisenhower with rocket engineer Dr

American Rocket Society ARS-4, 1934. Creator: NASA
American Rocket Society ARS-4, 1934. This motor was used in the flight of ARS #4 on Staten Island, New York City, USA, on September 9, 1934. It burned liquid oxygen and gasoline

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