Does that statement scare the bejesus out of anyone else?
I have much more of a problem with the legions of dumbasses out there shining laser pointers directly at passing aircraft.
I think part of the problem is some of those people think that pointing a laser at something is just like pointing their finger at something, only easier to see. It's like, "Look, an airplane!" Except, to the airplane, your "finger" is like a giant eye-piercing needle.
Calling them laser pointers and using them for presentations and stargazing probably helps conceal the fact that they're still lasers.
I must admit, I'm a little gob-smacked that he just launched without a clearance from the FAA, but I don't have a map of the airways there so perhaps it was outside controlled airspace. Even so... whew.
[edit: fixed typo, added ending to sentence]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtXquYhY7wo
As others have said, sure as hell looks like space to me.
