The Japanese human spaceflight program has historically focused on training astronauts for Space Shuttle missions.

It will test some of the critical technologies for the Indian human spaceflight program.

Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States.

Significantly contributed beyond their normal work requirements to the development and implementation of human spaceflight programs while ensuring quality and safety.

Contributed to a major cost saving or a series of lesser cost savings pertaining directly to human spaceflight programs.

Sustained quality performance over an extended period of time in support of human spaceflight programs.

Take the Johnson Space Center here, which runs the human spaceflight program.

As reported in Part 2 of this report, the human spaceflight program has at times compromised safety because of its organizational problems and cultural traits.

Indeed, two earlier human spaceflight programs, one in the mid-1970s and the other in the 1980s were cancelled because of expense.

An astronaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft.