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/764/?format=api
{ "id": 764, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/764/?format=api", "name": "Zhu Yangzhu", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "agency": { "id": 17, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/17/?format=api", "name": "China National Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1986-09-01", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Chinese", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Zhu Yangzhu is a Chinese pilot and astronaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 2005, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 2006.", "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/yangzhu_zhu_image_20230530052559.jpeg", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185258.jpeg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhu_Yangzhu", "flights": [ { "id": "a0e0f590-1cb4-4b6b-845c-0087633af132", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/a0e0f590-1cb4-4b6b-845c-0087633af132/?format=api", "launch_library_id": null, "slug": "long-march-2fg-shenzhou-23", "name": "Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 23", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "2026-05-24T15:08:36Z", "window_end": "2026-05-24T15:38:00Z", "window_start": "2026-05-24T14:58:00Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 88, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/88/?format=api", "name": "China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation", "type": "Government" }, "rocket": { "id": 8900, "configuration": { "id": 84, "launch_library_id": 111, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/84/?format=api", "name": "Long March 2F/G", "family": "Long March", "full_name": "Long March 2F/G", "variant": "F/G" } }, "mission": { "id": 7491, "launch_library_id": null, "name": "Shenzhou 23", "description": "Shenzhou 23 will be the 23rd flight of the Shenzhou program.", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Human Exploration", "orbit": { "id": 8, "name": "Low Earth Orbit", "abbrev": "LEO" } }, "pad": { "id": 37, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/pad/37/?format=api", "agency_id": null, "name": "Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiuquan_Launch_Area_4", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=40.957893,100.290944", "latitude": "40.957893", "longitude": "100.290944", "location": { "id": 17, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/location/17/?format=api", "name": "Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China", "country_code": "CHN", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_17_20200803142429.jpg", "total_launch_count": 287, "total_landing_count": 2 }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_37_20200803143603.jpg", "total_launch_count": 29 }, "webcast_live": false, "image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/shenzhou_22_lau_image_20251129175823.jpg", "infographic": null, "program": [ { "id": 19, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/program/19/?format=api", "name": "Tiangong space station", "description": "The Tiangong space station is a space station placed in Low Earth orbit between 340 and 450 km above the surface.", "agencies": [ { "id": 88, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/88/?format=api", "name": "China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation", "type": "Government" } ], "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/chinese2520spa_program_20210608105528.png", "start_date": "2021-04-29T03:23:00Z", "end_date": null, "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiangong_space_station" }, { "id": 7, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/program/7/?format=api", "name": "Shenzhou", "description": "The Shenzhou program is a crewed spaceflight initiative by China. The program put the first Chinese citizen, Yang Liwei, into orbit on 15 October 2003.", "agencies": [ { "id": 17, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/17/?format=api", "name": "China National Space Administration", "type": "Government" } ], "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/shenzhou_program_20200820204745.PNG", "start_date": "1993-01-01T00:00:00Z", "end_date": null, "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhou_program" } ] } ], "landings": [], "last_flight": "2026-05-24T15:08:36Z", "first_flight": "2023-05-30T01:31:10Z" }
