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The briefing "GAO points up military use of shuttle" (Newsand Comment, 14 May, p. 717) states that Defense Departmentmissions will occupy 49 percent of the space shuttle's flightsover the next 3 years. The percentage is correctly applied tototal missions during the next 13 years.