Astronaut List
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/?format=api&offset=120&ordering=status
{ "count": 858, "next": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/?format=api&limit=10&offset=130&ordering=status", "previous": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/?format=api&limit=10&offset=110&ordering=status", "results": [ { "id": 183, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/183/?format=api", "name": "Liu Boming", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1966-09-16", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Chinese", "bio": "Liu Boming (simplified Chinese: 刘伯明; traditional Chinese: 劉伯明; pinyin: Líu Bómíng; born September 1966) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program. A fighter pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force, he was selected to be an CNSA member in 1998.", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Boming_(astronaut)", "agency": { "id": 17, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/17/?format=api", "name": "China National Space Administration", "featured": true, "type": "Government", "country_code": "CHN", "abbrev": "CNSA", "description": "The China National Space Administration (CNSA) is the national space agency of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for the national space program and for planning and development of space activities. CNSA and China Aerospace Corporation (CASC) assumed the authority over space development efforts previously held by the Ministry of Aerospace Industry. The CNSA has many launch sites around China with their orbital sites located in Jiuquan, Xichang, Taiyuan and Wenchang.", "administrator": "Administrator: Tang Dengjie", "founding_year": "1993", "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "Shenzhou", "parent": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/china2520national2520space2520administration_image_20190207032431.jpeg" }, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/liu_boming_image_20210616062506.jpg", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190023.jpeg", "last_flight": "2021-06-17T01:22:31Z", "first_flight": "2008-09-25T13:10:04Z" }, { "id": 57, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/57/?format=api", "name": "Aidyn Aimbetov", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1972-07-27", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Kazakh", "bio": "Aimbetov was selected to the first Kazakh cosmonaut class in 2002, along with Mukhtar Aimakhanov, out of a pool of 2,000 candidates. From 2003 to 2009, he trained in Russia as a cosmonaut at Star City. He returned to Astana, in Kazakhstan, after failing to secure a spaceflight. He had been scheduled to fly in autumn 2009, but due to the world financial crisis, this fell through. Aimakhanov remained in Russia, becoming a Russian citizen, making Aimbetov the sole Kazakhstani cosmonaut. \r\n\r\nIn June 2015, he was selected to fly on the Soyuz TMA-18M mission in place of singer Sarah Brightman who had withdrawn in May 2015, and her backup, Satoshi Takamatsu, who had also withdrawn. The mission was projected to launch to the International Space Station on 1 September 2015.[4] Aimbetov becomes the third Kazakh-born cosmonaut to fly since Kazakhstan's independence in 1991, and the first to fly under the Kazakh flag, and as part of KazCosmos.", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aidyn_Aimbetov", "agency": { "id": 182, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/182/?format=api", "name": "National Space Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan", "featured": false, "type": "Government", "country_code": "KAZ", "abbrev": "KazCosmos", "description": "The National Space Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or KazCosmos, was founded in 2007. They have launched 3 satellites, 2 of which are still in operation, KazSat-2 and KazSat-3. Their first cosmonaut class had to cosmonauts, one of which, Aidyn Aimbetov, flew aboard the ISS for 10 days. KazCosmos is heavily linked to the Russian Space Agency due to the Russian's primary launch site being Baikonur Cosmodrome, which is located in Kazakhstan.", "administrator": "Administrator: Talgat Musabayev", "founding_year": "2007", "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image_url": null }, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/aidyn2520aimbetov_image_20181128214459.jpg", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190733.jpeg", "last_flight": "2015-09-02T04:37:43Z", "first_flight": "2015-09-02T04:37:43Z" }, { "id": 225, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/225/?format=api", "name": "Marcos Pontes", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1963-03-11", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Brazilian", "bio": "Marcos Cesar Pontes (born March 11, 1963) is a Brazilian Air Force pilot, engineer, AEB astronaut and author. He became the first South American and the first Lusophone to go into space when he launched into the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-8 on March 30, 2006. He is the only Brazilian to have completed the NASA astronaut training program, although he switched to training in Russia after NASA's Space Shuttle program encountered problems.", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Pontes", "agency": { "id": 12, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/12/?format=api", "name": "Brazilian Space Agency", "featured": false, "type": "Government", "country_code": "BRA", "abbrev": "AEB", "description": "The Brazilian Space Agency is a space agency in South America. They work in partnership with the US and Russia aboard the ISS. It was previously operated by the military until 1994. They now operate largely in tandem with other nations. They run a spaceport and rocket launch site both in Brazil. They built the VLM small satellite launch system in tandem with Germany. The VLS-1 was intended to be a primary launch vehicle for the BSA, but it failed 3 times and was canceled. They have restarted work on the system in tandem with the Russian Space Agency.", "administrator": "Administrator: Marco Antonio Chamon", "founding_year": "1961", "launchers": "VLM | VLS", "spacecraft": "None", "parent": null, "image_url": null }, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/marcos2520pontes_image_20181201212435.jpg", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305191138.jpeg", "last_flight": "2006-03-30T02:30:20Z", "first_flight": "2006-03-30T02:30:20Z" }, { "id": 505, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/505/?format=api", "name": "Donald Pettit", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1955-04-20", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "bio": "Donald Roy Pettit is an American chemical engineer and a NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of two long-duration stays aboard the International Space Station, one space shuttle mission and a six-week expedition to find meteorites in Antarctica. As of 2018, at age 63, he is NASA's oldest active astronaut.", "twitter": "https://twitter.com/PettitDonald", "instagram": null, "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Pettit", "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "featured": true, "type": "Government", "country_code": "USA", "abbrev": "NASA", "description": "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.", "administrator": "Administrator: Jared Isaacman", "founding_year": "1958", "launchers": "Space Shuttle | SLS", "spacecraft": "Orion", "parent": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/national2520aeronautics2520and2520space2520administration_image_20190207032448.jpeg" }, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/donald2520pettit_image_20181203160928.jpg", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305191002.jpeg", "last_flight": "2024-09-11T16:23:12Z", "first_flight": "2002-11-24T00:49:47Z" }, { "id": 160, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/160/?format=api", "name": "Aleksandr Kaleri", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1956-05-13", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Russian", "bio": "Aleksandr Yuriyevich \"Sasha\" Kaleri (Russian: Александр Юрьевич Калери; born Jūrmala, Latvian SSR, USSR, 13 May 1956) is a Russian cosmonaut and veteran of extended stays on the Mir Space Station and the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri has most recently been in space aboard the ISS serving as a flight engineer for the long duration Expedition 25/26 missions. He has spent the fourth-longest time in space of any person, the longest time in space of any currently active cosmonaut, and the longest time in space of any person not born in what is now Russia.", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Kaleri", "agency": { "id": 63, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/63/?format=api", "name": "Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)", "featured": true, "type": "Government", "country_code": "RUS", "abbrev": "RFSA", "description": "The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.", "administrator": "Administrator: Yuri Borisov", "founding_year": "1992", "launchers": "Soyuz", "spacecraft": "Soyuz", "parent": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/russian2520federal2520space2520agency25202528roscosmos2529_image_20190207032459.jpeg" }, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/aleksandr2520kaleri_image_20181129232134.jpg", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190613.jpeg", "last_flight": "2010-10-07T23:10:55Z", "first_flight": "1992-03-17T10:54:30Z" }, { "id": 706, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/706/?format=api", "name": "Nichole Ayers", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1989-01-01", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "bio": "Nichole Ayers is a US Air Force major who graduated from the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics with a minor in Russian. She later earned a master’s degree in computational and applied mathematics from Rice University. Ayers is an experienced combat aviator with more than 200 combat hours and more than 1,150 hours of total flight time in the T-38 and the F-22 Raptor fighter jet. Ayers led the first ever all-woman formation of the aircraft in combat.\r\n\r\nExact date of birth unknown.", "twitter": "https://twitter.com/Astro_Ayers", "instagram": "https://www.instagram.com/astro_ayers", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichole_Ayers", "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "featured": true, "type": "Government", "country_code": "USA", "abbrev": "NASA", "description": "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.", "administrator": "Administrator: Jared Isaacman", "founding_year": "1958", "launchers": "Space Shuttle | SLS", "spacecraft": "Orion", "parent": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/national2520aeronautics2520and2520space2520administration_image_20190207032448.jpeg" }, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/nichole_ayers_image_20211206185339.jpg", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185425.jpeg", "last_flight": "2025-03-14T23:03:48Z", "first_flight": "2025-03-14T23:03:48Z" }, { "id": 757, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/757/?format=api", "name": "Angelo Landolfi", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": null, "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Italian", "bio": "Italian Air Force physician selected to fly on the Virgin Galactic 01 mission.", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "wiki": null, "agency": { "id": 1050, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/1050/?format=api", "name": "Italian Air Force", "featured": false, "type": "Government", "country_code": "ITA", "abbrev": "IAF", "description": "The Italian Air Force is the air force of the Italian Republic. The Italian Air Force was founded as an independent service arm on 28 March 1923 by King Victor Emmanuel III as the Regia Aeronautica (\"Royal Air Force\"). After World War II, when Italy became a republic following a referendum, the Regia Aeronautica was given its current name.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": "1923", "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image_url": null }, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/angelo_landolfi_image_20230626124438.png", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185344.png", "last_flight": "2023-06-29T15:28:38Z", "first_flight": "2023-06-29T15:28:38Z" }, { "id": 150, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/150/?format=api", "name": "Akihiko Hoshide", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1968-12-28", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Japanese", "bio": "Akihiko Hoshide is a Japanese engineer and JAXA astronaut. On August 30, 2012, Hoshide became the third Japanese astronaut to walk in space. His space selfies from 2012, including another space selfie that was posted on Instagram, appeared at the top of many selfie lists of 2013.", "twitter": "https://twitter.com/Aki_Hoshide", "instagram": null, "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihiko_Hoshide", "agency": { "id": 37, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/37/?format=api", "name": "Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency", "featured": true, "type": "Government", "country_code": "JPN", "abbrev": "JAXA", "description": "The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national aero-space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and the launch of satellites into orbit, and is involved in many more advanced missions, such as asteroid exploration and possible manned exploration of the Moon. JAXA launch their Epsilon vehicle from the Uchinoura Space Center and their H-II vehicles from the Tanegashima Space Center.", "administrator": "Administrator: Hiroshi Yamakawa", "founding_year": "2003", "launchers": "H-II", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/japan2520aerospace2520exploration2520agency_image_20190207032440.jpeg" }, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/akihiko_hoshide_image_20210327081731.jpg", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185651.jpeg", "last_flight": "2021-04-23T09:49:02Z", "first_flight": "2008-05-31T21:02:12Z" }, { "id": 732, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/732/?format=api", "name": "Andrei Fedyaev", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1981-02-26", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Russian", "bio": "Andrei Valerievich Fedyaev (Андрей Валерьевич Федяев) is a Russian cosmonaut. He was a military pilot prior to retiring from Air Force in 2013, and was selected as a cosmonaut in 2012. \r\n\r\nISS-69 expedition will be Fedyaev's first spaceflight.", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey_Fedyaev", "agency": { "id": 63, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/63/?format=api", "name": "Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)", "featured": true, "type": "Government", "country_code": "RUS", "abbrev": "RFSA", "description": "The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. 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Established in 1975 and headquartered in Paris, France, ESA has a worldwide staff of about 2,000 employees.\r\n\r\nESA's space flight programme includes human spaceflight (mainly through participation in the International Space Station program); the launch and operation of unmanned exploration missions to other planets and the Moon; Earth observation, science and telecommunication; designing launch vehicles; and maintaining a major spaceport, the Guiana Space Centre at Kourou, French Guiana.", "administrator": "Director General: Josef Aschbacher", "founding_year": "1975", "launchers": "Ariane | Vega", "spacecraft": "Space Rider", "parent": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/esa_patch_float_image_20250211192109.png" }, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/alexander2520gerst_image_20181127211820.jpg", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190641.jpeg", "last_flight": "2018-06-06T11:12:41Z", "first_flight": "2014-05-28T19:57:41Z" } ] }
