GET

Expedition Instance

API endpoint that allows Expeditions to be viewed.

GET: Return a list of all the existing expeditions.

MODE: Normal and Detailed /2.0.0/expedition/?mode=detailed

FILTERS: Fields - 'name', 'crew__astronaut', 'crew__astronaut__agency', 'space_station'

Get all Expeditions with the Space Station ID of 1. Example - /2.0.0/expedition/?space_station=1&mode=detailed

Search for all Expeditions with the Astronaut named John Example - /2.0.0/expedition/?search=John

ORDERING: Fields - 'id', 'start', 'end' Order reverse via Start date. Example - /2.0.0/astronaut/?order=-start

GET /2.0.0/expedition/166/?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
  "id": 166,
  "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/expedition/166/?format=api",
  "name": "Shenzhou 21",
  "start": "2025-10-31T19:22:00Z",
  "end": null,
  "spacestation": {
    "id": 18,
    "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/spacestation/18/?format=api",
    "name": "Tiangong space station",
    "status": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Active"
    },
    "founded": "2021-04-29",
    "description": "The Tiangong space station is a space station placed in Low Earth orbit between 340 and 450 km above the surface. It will be roughly one-fifth the mass of the International Space Station and about the size of the Mir space station.",
    "orbit": "Low Earth Orbit",
    "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/tiangong_space__image_20231031004146.png",
    "owners": [
      {
        "id": 88,
        "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/88/?format=api",
        "name": "China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation",
        "abbrev": "CASC"
      }
    ]
  },
  "crew": [
    {
      "id": 5198,
      "role": "Commander",
      "astronaut": {
        "id": 752,
        "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/752/?format=api",
        "name": "Zhang Lu",
        "status": {
          "id": 1,
          "name": "Active"
        },
        "agency": {
          "id": 17,
          "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/17/?format=api",
          "name": "China National Space Administration",
          "type": "Government"
        },
        "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/zhang_lu_offici_image_20251030081918.jpg",
        "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/zhang_lu_offici_image_thumbnail_20251030081918.jpeg"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 5166,
      "role": "Operator",
      "astronaut": {
        "id": 864,
        "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/864/?format=api",
        "name": "Fei Wu",
        "status": {
          "id": 1,
          "name": "Active"
        },
        "agency": {
          "id": 17,
          "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/17/?format=api",
          "name": "China National Space Administration",
          "type": "Government"
        },
        "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/fei_wu_image_20251030081821.jpg",
        "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/fei_wu_image_thumbnail_20251030081821.jpeg"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 5167,
      "role": "Operator",
      "astronaut": {
        "id": 865,
        "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/865/?format=api",
        "name": "Hongzhang Zhang",
        "status": {
          "id": 1,
          "name": "Active"
        },
        "agency": {
          "id": 17,
          "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/17/?format=api",
          "name": "China National Space Administration",
          "type": "Government"
        },
        "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/hongzhang_zhang_image_20251030081806.jpg",
        "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/hongzhang_zhang_image_thumbnail_20251030081806.jpeg"
      }
    }
  ]
}