This figures

http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20943~2457464,00.html
I knew it wouldnt be long before the Feds wanted to sink their greedy claws into the new prospects of commercial space travel.
Their involvement is sure to retard this process by years, if not decades. Licensing, taxation, regulation - all of it is a means for one of two things, or both, Control and Greed.
They are not happy to have anyone doing anything, especially something that can be potentially taxed and/or sold license to, without their say-so. Federal regulations are notoriously dated, usually being several years behind current technology and safety standards, and thus seriously limiting what they are regulating in its abilities to advance and to provide to the general public. If you doubt me look at the difference between the medications available here in the good ol' USA and in Europe. I hate to use Europe as an example, because too many people want to turn our uniquely American approach to culture and politics to a European one, which I must say is fairly wrong on many levels - but they have many drugs, good drugs, available there, which the FDA has tied up for years in regulated (theres that word again) testing.
The FAA will do the same to the privatization of space travel.
Perhaps even the vindictive elements within the government will make damn sure of this, because they refuse to admit their own failures with NASA, and will not be shown up by some "lowly private citizen".
Disgusting.

The government needs to learn to keep their noses, and hands, out of peoples business. We dont need any more minders than we already have. Bastards.