Well back in tha early 90's when I was a practisin back yard rocket science-tist we done our rocket launches everywhere ... as you can see this perticular single stage rocket was launched off the back of my mobile launch vehickel, ie a 1971 rust bucket Landcruiser (the sharp eyed may notice it had been modified for huntin' as well as rocket launchin').
This simple looking projectile reached a height of around 1800 feet in a bare couple of seconds, deployed it's chute, and landed a couple of minutes later .. in one of the dead gum trees in the background!
Luckily we carried the "launch module recovery kit" ... a McCullough 16" chainsaw!
The trickiest bit?? Managing to capture a launch like this a split second after ignition! This was the only picture that successfully included the launch point AND the rocket in the same frame, and we tried to capture a photo like this many many times.