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/922/?format=api

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

{
  "id": 922,
  "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/922/?format=api",
  "name": "Ayu Yoneda",
  "status": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Active"
  },
  "type": {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "Government"
  },
  "agency": {
    "id": 37,
    "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/37/?format=api",
    "name": "Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency",
    "type": "Government"
  },
  "date_of_birth": "1995-01-01",
  "date_of_death": null,
  "nationality": "Japanese",
  "twitter": null,
  "instagram": null,
  "bio": "Ayu Yoneda is a Japanese doctor and JAXA astronaut. She was selected as an astronaut candidate in 2023.\r\n\r\nYoneda previously worked at the University of Tokyo Hospital and the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center. Yoneda holds a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Tokyo and completed basic training to become certified as an astronaut in 2024.",
  "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ayu_yoneda_offi_image_20260925013328.jpg",
  "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ayu_yoneda_offi_image_thumbnail_20260925013328.jpeg",
  "wiki": null,
  "flights": [],
  "landings": [],
  "last_flight": null,
  "first_flight": null
}