== Commercial Applications == 

 :I've temporarily removed this for gross inaccuracy.  14:51, 2005 Apr 26 (UTC) 

 At present, the commercial market for rockets is limited to deployment of satellites (orbital) or testing of microgravity equipment (suborbital).  These rockets range from the relatively small, ~20 ft amateur class to the incredibly large Delta IV and Atlas V rockets, made by Boeing and Lockheed Martin, respectively.   

 :of course this is quite wrong, rockets can be bought over the counter (fireworks), there are rockets used for military purposes etc. etc.  14:51, 2005 Apr 26 (UTC) 

 In addition to satellite servicing and microgravity time, a new commercial market dubbed as space tourism may emerge in the next 5-10 years.  These rockets will carry paying passengers on short suborbital joyrides. 

 :the space tourism market is already there, it's just not very high volume... and it's not limited to suborbital  14:51, 2005 Apr 26 (UTC) 

 All rockets that are not classified as amateur must be licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA/AST), located in Washington, DC. 

 :um no. That's only true for America; and not even there. For example XCOR didn't need to talk to these guys when they built their EZ-rocket plane, and NASA doesn't need to talk to them, and neither do the existing launchers.