Expedition Instance
API endpoint that allows Expeditions to be viewed.
GET: Return a list of all the existing expeditions.
MODE: Normal and Detailed /2.2.0/expedition/?mode=detailed
FILTERS: Fields - 'name', 'crew__astronaut', 'crew__astronaut__agency', 'space_station'
Get all Expeditions with the Space Station ID of 1. Example - /2.2.0/expedition/?space_station=1&mode=detailed
Search for all Expeditions with the Astronaut named John Example - /2.2.0/expedition/?search=John
ORDERING: Fields - 'id', 'start', 'end' Order reverse via Start date. Example - /2.2.0/astronaut/?order=-start
GET /2.2.0/expedition/166/?format=api
{ "id": 166, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/expedition/166/?format=api", "name": "Shenzhou 21", "start": "2025-10-31T19:22:00Z", "end": null, "spacestation": { "id": 18, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/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/2.2.0/agencies/88/?format=api", "name": "China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation", "abbrev": "CASC" } ] }, "crew": [ { "id": 5198, "role": { "id": 1, "role": "Commander", "priority": 0 }, "astronaut": { "id": 752, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/752/?format=api", "name": "Zhang Lu", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "id": 17, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/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": { "id": 32, "role": "Operator", "priority": 2 }, "astronaut": { "id": 864, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/864/?format=api", "name": "Fei Wu", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "id": 17, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/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": { "id": 32, "role": "Operator", "priority": 2 }, "astronaut": { "id": 865, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/865/?format=api", "name": "Hongzhang Zhang", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "id": 17, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/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" } } ], "mission_patches": [ { "id": 1116, "name": "Shenzhou 21 Patch", "priority": 10, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/mission_patch_images/shenzhou252021_mission_patch_20250322034856.png", "agency": { "id": 17, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/17/?format=api", "name": "China National Space Administration", "type": "Government" } } ], "spacewalks": [ { "id": 492, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/spacewalks/492/?format=api", "name": "Shenzhou 21 EVA 1", "start": "2025-12-09T02:28:00Z", "end": "2025-12-09T10:45:00Z", "duration": "PT8H17M", "location": "Tiangong Space Station", "crew": [ { "id": 5199, "role": { "id": 33, "role": "EV1", "priority": 0 }, "astronaut": { "id": 752, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/752/?format=api", "name": "Zhang Lu", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": true, "time_in_space": "P229DT17H40M20S", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "id": 17, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/17/?format=api", "name": "China National Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1976-11-01", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Chinese", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Zhang Lu is a Chinese pilot selected in 2010 to be an astronaut.", "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/zhang_lu_offici_image_20251030081918.jpg", "wiki": null, "last_flight": "2025-10-31T15:44:46Z", "first_flight": "2022-11-29T15:08:17Z" } }, { "id": 5200, "role": { "id": 34, "role": "EV2", "priority": 1 }, "astronaut": { "id": 864, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/864/?format=api", "name": "Fei Wu", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": true, "time_in_space": "P43DT10H17M1S", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "id": 17, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/17/?format=api", "name": "China National Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1993-10-01", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Chinese", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Wu Fei is a Chinese astronaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force in January 2021, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in October 2015. He was a engineer at the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) prior to joining the astronaut corps.", "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/fei_wu_image_20251030081821.jpg", "wiki": null, "last_flight": "2025-10-31T15:44:46Z", "first_flight": "2025-10-31T15:44:46Z" } } ] } ] }
