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/841/?format=api
{ "id": 841, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/841/?format=api", "name": "Jie Wang", "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": "1989-09-01", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Chinese", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Wang Jie is a Chinese astronaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 2009 and enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in January 2021. Prior to being chosen into the astronaut corps, he worked as a engineer at the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).", "profile_image": null, "profile_image_thumbnail": null, "wiki": null, "flights": [ { "id": "a164daf8-31df-4d34-bf67-5ec41b3a9f9b", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/a164daf8-31df-4d34-bf67-5ec41b3a9f9b/?format=api", "launch_library_id": null, "slug": "long-march-2fg-shenzhou-20", "name": "Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 20", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "2025-04-24T09:17:31Z", "window_end": "2025-04-24T09:47:00Z", "window_start": "2025-04-24T09:07:00Z", "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": 8558, "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": 7149, "launch_library_id": null, "name": "Shenzhou 20", "description": "Ninth crewed flight to the Chinese space station.\r\n\r\nDue to damage sustained by the spacecraft's descent module porthole window by orbital debris collision found in early November 2025, the spacecraft was deemed unsuitable for crew return. Shenzhou 22 was launched without crew as replacement, and Shenzhou 20 will return to Earth without crew after EVA inspection by the onboard crew.", "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": 273, "total_landing_count": 2 }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_37_20200803143603.jpg", "total_launch_count": 27 }, "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": [ { "id": 875, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/spacecraft/flight/875/?format=api", "destination": "Tiangong space station", "mission_end": "2025-11-14T08:40:00Z", "spacecraft": { "id": 610, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/spacecraft/610/?format=api", "name": "Shenzhou 21", "serial_number": "21", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "description": "Spacecraft used to launch 3 astronauts on the 10th crewed mission to the Chinese Space Station.", "spacecraft_config": { "id": 2, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/spacecraft/2/?format=api", "name": "Shenzhou", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Capsule" }, "agency": { "id": 17, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/17/?format=api", "name": "China National Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "in_use": true, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/shenzhou_image_20190207032522.jpeg" } }, "launch": { "id": "5ca83f30-9e3d-439c-ac1d-b57953943355", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/5ca83f30-9e3d-439c-ac1d-b57953943355/?format=api", "launch_library_id": null, "slug": "long-march-2fg-shenzhou-21", "name": "Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 21", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "2025-10-31T15:44:46Z", "window_end": "2025-10-31T16:14:00Z", "window_start": "2025-10-31T15:34:00Z", "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": 8559, "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": 7150, "launch_library_id": null, "name": "Shenzhou 21", "description": "Tenth crewed flight to the Chinese space station.", "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": 273, "total_landing_count": 2 }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_37_20200803143603.jpg", "total_launch_count": 27 }, "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" } ] } } ], "last_flight": "2025-04-24T09:17:31Z", "first_flight": "2025-04-24T09:17:31Z" }
