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=30&ordering=status
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He was a Sukhoi Su-35K fighter pilot prior to joining the astronaut corps.", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "wiki": null, "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. 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Before his selection as a test cosmonaut, Teteryatnikov served in various naval engineering roles, including undersea vessels and specialized engine room operations. He was selected for the Gagarin Research and Test Cosmonaut Training Center Cosmonaut Corps in 2021 and has served as a test cosmonaut since 2023.", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "wiki": null, "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/sergey_teteryat_image_20260424073411.jpg", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/sergey_teteryat_image_thumbnail_20260424073411.jpeg", "last_flight": null, "first_flight": null }, { "id": 513, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/513/?format=api", "name": "Peggy Whitson", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Private" }, "date_of_birth": "1960-02-09", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "bio": "Peggy Annette Whitson is an American biochemistry researcher, retired NASA astronaut, and former NASA Chief Astronaut. Her first space mission was in 2002, with an extended stay aboard the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 5. Her second mission launched October 10, 2007, as the first female commander of the ISS with Expedition 16. She was on her third long-duration space flight and was the commander of the International Space Station for Expedition 51, before handing over command to Fyodor Yurchikhin on June 1, 2017.", "twitter": "https://twitter.com/AstroPeggy", "instagram": "https://www.instagram.com/astro_peggy/", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Whitson", "agency": { "id": 1022, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/1022/?format=api", "name": "Axiom Space", "featured": false, "type": "Private", "country_code": "USA", "abbrev": "AXS", "description": "Axiom Space, Inc., also known as Axiom, is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and orbital spaceflight services company headquartered in Houston, Texas.", "administrator": "CEO: Jonathan Cirtain", "founding_year": "2016", "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image_url": null }, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/peggy_whitson_image_20210210144848.jpeg", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190851.jpeg", "last_flight": "2025-06-25T06:31:52Z", "first_flight": "2002-06-05T21:22:49Z" }, { "id": 676, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/676/?format=api", "name": "David Mackay", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Private" }, "date_of_birth": "1957-01-01", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "British", "bio": "Astronaut David William Donald Mackay AFC is the British Chief Pilot of Virgin Galactic, and a former RAF test pilot. He is the first native-born Scot to visit space.", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mackay_(pilot)", "agency": { "id": 1024, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/1024/?format=api", "name": "Virgin Galactic", "featured": false, "type": "Private", "country_code": "USA", "abbrev": "VG", "description": "Virgin Galactic is an American spaceflight company within the Virgin Group. It is developing commercial spacecraft and aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists. Virgin Galactic's suborbital spacecraft are air launched from beneath a carrier airplane known as White Knight Two.", "administrator": "Founder: Richard Branson", "founding_year": "2004", "launchers": "VMS Eve", "spacecraft": "VSS Enterprise | VSS Unity", "parent": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/virgin_galactic_image_20210522131723.jpeg" }, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/david_mackay_image_20220911034224.jpeg", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190659.jpeg", "last_flight": "2021-07-11T15:25:30Z", "first_flight": "2012-06-29T12:00:00Z" }, { "id": 579, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/579/?format=api", "name": "Jasmin Moghbeli", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1983-06-24", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "bio": "Jasmin Moghbeli is an Iranian-American Marine Corps test pilot and NASA astronaut of the class of 2017. She is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Naval Postgraduate School, and U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, and has over 1,600 hours of flight time and 150 combat missions.", "twitter": "https://twitter.com/AstroJaws", "instagram": "https://www.instagram.com/astrojaws/", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasmin_Moghbeli", "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/jasmin_moghbeli_image_20230826072835.jpg", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185215.jpeg", "last_flight": "2023-08-26T07:27:27Z", "first_flight": "2023-08-26T07:27:27Z" }, { "id": 799, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/799/?format=api", "name": "Tuva Atasever", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1992-08-12", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Turkish", "bio": "Tuva Cihangir Atasever is the second Turkish astronaut of the Turkish Space Agency. He was a backup crew member for Axiom Mission 3, and he flew on Galactic 07 in June 2024.", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuva_Cihangir_Atasever", "agency": { "id": 72, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/72/?format=api", "name": "Turkmenistan National Space Agency", "featured": false, "type": "Government", "country_code": "TKM", "abbrev": "TNSA", "description": null, "administrator": null, "founding_year": null, "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image_url": null }, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/tuva_atasever_p_image_20240609071926.png", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/tuva_atasever_p_image_thumbnail_20240609071926.png", "last_flight": "2024-06-08T15:26:00Z", "first_flight": "2024-06-08T15:26:00Z" }, { "id": 546, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/546/?format=api", "name": "Stephen Bowen", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1964-02-13", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "bio": "Stephen Gerard Bowen is a United States Navy submariner and a NASA astronaut; he was the second submariner to travel into space. 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Originally Tim Kopra was scheduled to fly on STS-133, but Kopra had a bicycle injury shortly before the mission, and so he was replaced by Bowen.", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Bowen_(astronaut)", "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. 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It is developing commercial spacecraft and aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists. 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It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. 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