GET

Astronaut Instance

API endpoint that allows Astronaut to be viewed.

GET: Return a list of all the existing astronauts.

MODE: Normal, List, LaunchList and Detailed /2.0.0/astronaut/?mode=detailed

FILTERS: Parameters - 'name', 'status', 'nationality', 'agency__name', 'agency__abbrev', 'date_of_birth', 'date_of_death', 'status_ids' Example - /2.0.0/astronaut/?nationality=American

SEARCH EXAMPLE: /2.0.0/astronaut/?search=armstrong Searches through name, nationality and agency name

ORDERING: Fields - 'name', 'status', 'date_of_birth' Example - /2.0.0/astronaut/?order=name

GET /2.0.0/astronaut/223/?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
  "id": 223,
  "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/223/?format=api",
  "name": "Aleksandr Poleshchuk",
  "status": {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "Retired"
  },
  "type": {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "Government"
  },
  "agency": {
    "id": 63,
    "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/63/?format=api",
    "name": "Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)",
    "type": "Government"
  },
  "date_of_birth": "1953-10-30",
  "date_of_death": null,
  "nationality": "Russian",
  "twitter": null,
  "instagram": null,
  "bio": "Aleksandr Fyodorovich Poleshchuk (Russian: Александр Фёдорович Полещук, born October 30, 1953) is a Russian cosmonaut.\r\nIn February 1989 he was selected as a test cosmonaut candidate (1989 Cosmonaut Candidates Class, Group 14, Civil Specialists). From September 1989 to January 1991 he underwent the complete course of general space training and was qualified as a test cosmonaut, and then till March 1992 he undertook advanced training for the Soyuz-TM transport vehicle and Mir station flight.\r\n\r\nIn 1992 he was selected as the backup flight engineer of the Soyuz TM-15 joint Russian-French mission, and consequently nominated as the flight engineer of the prime crew of Soyuz TM-16. In space from January 24 to July 22, 1993, he participated in a 179-day space flight with Gennady Manakov. During the flight he performed two EVAs totaling 9 hours and 58 minutes. Also testing of the androgynous peripheral docking subassembly of the Kristall module was performed.",
  "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/aleksandr2520poleshchuk_image_20181201212023.jpg",
  "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185243.jpeg",
  "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Poleshchuk",
  "flights": [],
  "landings": [],
  "last_flight": "1993-01-24T05:58:05Z",
  "first_flight": "1993-01-24T05:58:05Z"
}