The way this is worded, The Rocket was an early train created by Robert Stephenson in the mid 19th century in England. Since this is a space question, the first rockets were known to be used in the Ming dynasty in China as a first attack weapon to kill enemies.
If you need more proof, try watching the episode of Deadliest Warrior where Vlad Dracul (Vlad The Impaler) takes on Sun Tzu (who wrote The Art of War). This episode shows that the Chinese used a rocket weapon to good effect.
Rockets - Rockets album - was created in 1976.
Bayi Rockets was created in 1995.
Cramlington Rockets was created in 2000.
Dundee Rockets was created in 1963.
Kelowna Rockets was created in 1995.
The Rockets - album - was created in 1968.
Ahmedabad Rockets was created in 2008.
Rayleigh Rockets was created in 1949.
Reading Rockets was created in 1997.
The Bottle Rockets was created in 1992.
Richmond Rockets was created in 2011.
Middletown Rockets was created in 1945.