The unnamed rocket that lifts the Phoenix into orbit is another interesting little Gerry Anderson creation.  It combines not only features of American, Soviet and European boosters of the 1960s, but includes a degree of pure dramatic mechanical detail that one generally associates with the more unrestrained early issues of The Fantastic Four. 

The rocket is also noteworthy in that it's a bit of a package deal.  If you act now, for the price of the rocket we'll throw in absolutely free its own personal vehicle assembly building that will allow you to assemble and service the vehicle right on the launch pad.  When you're ready to launch, just roll back the two sides and off you go.

We got the idea from toy packaging that turns into play sets.

I'm a bit annoyed that the rocket was never given a name in the film.  Not only is it a neat bit of original model design, but its launching, which is one of the highlights of the movie, is so strikingly realistic that one almost suspects that NASA could have...

No, that's silly.

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