It takes about six months to get approval for a private launch.

I can hire a private launch, can I not?

It said this was the first orbital-class rocket launched from a private launch site in the world.

But on this day, starry-eyed geeks get to witness something really special: the first private launch of a rocket ship.

Accommodation includes the award-winning Sumahan on the Water hotel which has a private launch to ferry guests to the European side of Istanbul.

Currently there is an office in the FAA that must approve private launches.

Private launch company SpaceX plans to fly two paying customers on a tourist trip around the moon.