Highly editorialized title. The original (sane) title is So You Want to Launch a Rocket? The FAA is Here for You. This is especially eggregious given the overa

Highly editorialized title. The original (sane) title is So You Want to Launch a Rocket? The FAA is Here for You. This is especially eggregious given the overall positive tone of the post, see: The point is, you do need federal permission to launch a rocket from the United States. And, if you are a U.S. citizen or other entity you need FAA approval to launch anywhere in the world. The Commercial Space Launch Act says so. You also need permission to reenter a reentry vehicle or operate a spaceport. The one thing my protégé had wrong, however, is that you don’t need a license—or even an experimental permit—to launch a toy rocket or even a somewhat large amateur rocket.