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/500/?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
  "id": 500,
  "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/500/?format=api",
  "name": "Edward Michael Fincke",
  "status": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Active"
  },
  "type": {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "Government"
  },
  "agency": {
    "id": 44,
    "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api",
    "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration",
    "type": "Government"
  },
  "date_of_birth": "1967-03-14",
  "date_of_death": null,
  "nationality": "American",
  "twitter": null,
  "instagram": null,
  "bio": "Edward Michael \"Mike\"/\"Spanky\" Fincke is an American astronaut who formerly held the American record for the most time in space (381.6 days). His record was broken by Scott Kelly on October 16, 2015. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but considers its suburb Emsworth to be his hometown. He is a United States Air Force officer and a NASA astronaut, and served two tours aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer and commander. He flew on one Space Shuttle mission, STS-134 as a Mission Specialist.",
  "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/michael_fincke_image_20220911033941.jpeg",
  "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185523.jpeg",
  "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Fincke",
  "flights": [],
  "landings": [],
  "last_flight": "2025-08-01T15:43:42Z",
  "first_flight": "2004-04-19T03:19:00Z"
}