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=40&ordering=status
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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. 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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. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.", "administrator": "CEO: Elon Musk", "founding_year": "2002", "launchers": "Falcon | Starship", "spacecraft": "Dragon", "parent": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/falcon_9_image_20230807133459.jpeg" }, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/jannicke_mikkel_image_20250329173033.jpg", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/jannicke_mikkel_image_thumbnail_20250329173034.jpeg", "last_flight": "2025-04-01T01:46:50Z", "first_flight": "2025-04-01T01:46:50Z" }, { "id": 673, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/673/?format=api", "name": "Clint Nichols", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Private" }, "date_of_birth": "1970-01-01", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "bio": "Clint Nichols is an Aerospace Engineer and Test Pilot for Virgin Galactic's commercial spaceflight program.\r\n\r\nBirthdate is unknown.", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "wiki": null, "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. 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He flew on the second manned spaceflight of the Shenzhou program.\r\n\r\nFèi was selected for the CNSA astronaut program in 1998. He was in the final five selected for the Shenzhou 5 flight. He was the commander on the Shenzhou 6 flight that launched October 12, 2005, with Niè Hǎishèng serving as flight engineer). They landed on October 17, 2005.", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fei_Junlong", "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. 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