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/857/?format=api

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

{
  "id": 857,
  "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/857/?format=api",
  "name": "Lionel Pitchford",
  "status": {
    "id": 14,
    "name": "Occasional Spaceflight"
  },
  "type": {
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Private"
  },
  "agency": {
    "id": 141,
    "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/141/?format=api",
    "name": "Blue Origin",
    "type": "Commercial"
  },
  "date_of_birth": null,
  "date_of_death": null,
  "nationality": "British",
  "twitter": null,
  "instagram": null,
  "bio": "Englishman who has spent four decades in Spain working as a teacher, translator, and tour guide as a means to travel the world. In 1992, following a plane crash with his sister and her family onboard, Lionel founded a nonprofit in Nepal dedicated to serving disadvantaged children and girls. He’s also run an orphanage in Kathmandu for over 30 years.",
  "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/lionel_pitchfor_image_20250721164626.jpg",
  "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/lionel_pitchfor_image_thumbnail_20250721164626.jpeg",
  "wiki": null,
  "flights": [],
  "landings": [],
  "last_flight": "2025-08-03T12:42:16Z",
  "first_flight": "2025-08-03T12:42:16Z"
}