Maybe you are thinking of Stephenson's railway engine The Rocket.
Yes, he was very famous, although he did not invent the rocket: he build the primitive spaceship: a space rocket.
The outer shell of a rocket is called the rocket's body or fuselage. It is designed to protect the rocket's internal components and payload from the harsh environment of space.
a person who sells rockets is called a rocket salesman
A rocket powered projectile is typically called a rocket or a missile. It is a self-propelled, guided projectile that uses rocket propulsion to fly.
The back part of a rocket is called the rocket nozzle. It is responsible for directing the flow of exhaust gases to generate thrust and propel the rocket forward.
The propulsive force of a rocket engine is called thrust. It is the force that propels the rocket in the opposite direction to the exhaust expelled from the rocket engine.
The structure that supports a rocket before launch is called a launch pad. It provides a stable platform for the rocket to stand on and facilitates the safe ignition and liftoff of the rocket.
The Apollo 11 Rocket was called "Saturn V" (Saturn 5). The Apollo 11 lander was called "Eagle".
It's simply called the rocket body.
because of it's speed.
One famous rocket crash was the explosion of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during a pre-launch test in 2016. The cause was determined to be a failed strut in the second-stage liquid oxygen tank. The incident led to changes in rocket design and safety procedures.
Helen Sharman's space rocket was called Soyuz TM-12.