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/916/?format=api
{ "id": 916, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/916/?format=api", "name": "Zhang Zhiyuan", "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": "1986-06-01", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Chinese", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "(Placeholder)", "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/zhang_zhiyuan_o_image_20260524125922.png", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/zhang_zhiyuan_o_image_thumbnail_20260524125922.png", "wiki": null, "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": 286, "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": "2026-05-24T15:08:36Z" }
