Astronaut Instance | Launch Library 2

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/513/?format=api

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
  "id": 513,
  "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/513/?format=api",
  "name": "Peggy Whitson",
  "status": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Active"
  },
  "type": {
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Private"
  },
  "agency": {
    "id": 1022,
    "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/1022/?format=api",
    "name": "Axiom Space",
    "type": "Private"
  },
  "date_of_birth": "1960-02-09",
  "date_of_death": null,
  "nationality": "American",
  "twitter": "https://twitter.com/AstroPeggy",
  "instagram": "https://www.instagram.com/astro_peggy/",
  "bio": "Peggy Annette Whitson is an American biochemistry researcher, retired NASA astronaut, and former NASA Chief Astronaut. Her first space mission was in 2002, with an extended stay aboard the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 5. Her second mission launched October 10, 2007, as the first female commander of the ISS with Expedition 16. She was on her third long-duration space flight and was the commander of the International Space Station for Expedition 51, before handing over command to Fyodor Yurchikhin on June 1, 2017.",
  "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/peggy_whitson_image_20210210144848.jpeg",
  "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190851.jpeg",
  "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Whitson",
  "flights": [],
  "landings": [],
  "last_flight": "2025-06-25T06:31:52Z",
  "first_flight": "2002-06-05T21:22:49Z"
}