The boom in launch business is expected to begin this year.NASA has hired two companies，SpaceX and Orbital Sciences Corp.，to fly goods to the International Space Station.The contracts(合同)are worth a combined $3.5 billion.SpaceX，which is owned and operated by Elon Musk，is preparing for a run to the station soon.

　　Also on the horizon are commercial flights that reach at least 62 miles (1,000 kilometers)above the planet，an altitude that exposes passengers to a few minutes of weightlessness and a view of Earth against the black sky of space.

　　In addition to tourism，suborbital(亚轨道的)space flights are being marketed and open to research organizations，educational institutes and businesses that want to conduct experiments in space.

　　One company，Virgin Galactic，a branch of London­based Richard Branson’s Virgin Group，has already collected about $60 million in deposits(订金)for rides that cost $200,000 per person.

　　“Exactly when those launches will start is hard to predict，but it looks very clear that it’s going to be in the next one or two years，”Nield said.

　　美国国家航空航天局将于2017或2017年开始提供商业太空飞行服务，届时普通人也将有机会感受宇航员的太空生活。

　　5．According to the passage，George Nield released the news______.

　　A．to the news reporters

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