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.
Ahmedabad Rockets was created in 2008.
Toronto Rockets was created in 1994.
Galt Rockets was created in 1947.
The Chocolate Rockets was created in 1998.
Houston Rockets was created in 1967.
Rockets EP was created in 2010.
Rayleigh Rockets was created in 1949.
Reading Rockets was created in 1997.
Cramlington Rockets was created in 2000.
The Rockets - album - was created in 1968.
Bayi Rockets was created in 1995.