Stephenson's Rocket
Videos
Stephenson's Rocket is an early steam locomotive of 0-2-2 wheel arrangement. It was built for and won the Rainhill Trials of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR), held in October 1829 to show that improved locomotives would be more efficient than stationary steam engines.
A contemporary drawing of Rocket
A replica coach and Rocket at the Rocket 150 event
Rocket as preserved in the Science Museum, London.
A closer view
Science Museum, London
Videos
The Science Museum is a major museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London. It was founded in 1857 and is one of the city's major tourist attractions, attracting 3.3 million visitors annually in 2019.
The Science Museum
Making the Modern World gallery from above
The Energy Hall
The Apollo 10 Command Module Charlie Brown, which orbited the Moon 31 times in 1969, is displayed in the Modern World Gallery.