Launch License For Free

U.S. spaceports are launch and reentry sites that play a critical role in the growing global commercial space transportation industry.

FAA does not license launches or reentries "by and for" the United States Government. NASA and the Department of Defense typically carry out their own launches.

A waiver/authorization is required for amateur rocket operations conducted outside the operating limitations per paragraph 31-2-2. The most common reason for requesting a waiver/authorization is to operate within controlled airspace. An applicant must submit its waiver/authorization request to the service area.

The FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation authorizes launch and reentry operations, the operation of launch and reentry sites, and issues safety element approvals.

The FAA issues commercial space licenses, verifies launch or reentry vehicles meant to carry humans operate as intended and provides regulation of flight crew qualifications and training. The FAA also performs safety inspections and safely integrates commercial space operations into the National Airspace System.

The areas are located in Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia.

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.

A commercial launch is a launch that is internationally competed (i.e., available in principle to international launch providers) or whose primary payload is commercial in nature.

Basically, no, you can't launch it from your house. You need FAA approval. If it reaches space it might be in violation of one or more arms treaties.

NASA is a civil research and development agency of the federal government, and as such it neither operates nor regulates the commercial space transportation industry. The regulatory responsibility for the industry falls to FAA , which is a regulatory agency.