GET

Astronaut Instance

Modes

Levels of detail in the response - list, normal, detailed

Example - /astronauts/?mode=list

Filters

Parameters - age, age__gt, age__gte, age__lt, age__lte, agency_ids, date_of_birth, date_of_birth__gt, date_of_birth__gte, date_of_birth__lt, date_of_birth__lte, date_of_death, date_of_death__gt, date_of_death__gte, date_of_death__lt, date_of_death__lte, first_flight, first_flight__gt, first_flight__gte, first_flight__lt, first_flight__lte, flights_count, flights_count__gt, flights_count__gte, flights_count__lt, flights_count__lte, has_flown, in_space, is_human, landings_count, landings_count__gt, landings_count__gte, landings_count__lt, landings_count__lte, last_flight, last_flight__gt, last_flight__gte, last_flight__lt, last_flight__lte, nationality, status_ids, type__id

Example - /astronauts/?has_flown=true

Fields searched - agency__abbrev, agency__name, name, nationality__nationality_name

Example - /astronauts/?search=Pesquet

Ordering

Fields - age, date_of_birth, eva_time, flights_count, id, landings_count, last_flight, name, spacewalks_count, status, time_in_space

Example - /astronauts/?ordering=-time_in_space

Number of results

Use limit to control the number of objects in the response (max 100)

Example - /astronauts/?limit=2

Format

Switch to JSON output - /astronauts/?format=json

Help

Find all the FAQs and support links on the documentation homepage - lldev.thespacedevs.com/docs

GET /2.3.0/astronauts/872/?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 872,
    "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/872/?format=api",
    "name": "Ben Bailey",
    "status": {
        "id": 3,
        "name": "In-Training"
    },
    "agency": {
        "response_mode": "list",
        "id": 44,
        "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/44/?format=api",
        "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration",
        "abbrev": "NASA",
        "type": {
            "id": 1,
            "name": "Government"
        }
    },
    "image": {
        "id": 2607,
        "name": "Ben Bailey official portrait",
        "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ben_bailey_offi_image_20251205152220.jpg",
        "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ben_bailey_offi_image_thumbnail_20251205152220.jpeg",
        "credit": "NASA",
        "license": {
            "id": 4,
            "name": "NASA Image and Media Guidelines",
            "priority": 0,
            "link": "https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/"
        },
        "single_use": true,
        "variants": []
    },
    "response_mode": "detailed",
    "type": {
        "id": 2,
        "name": "Government"
    },
    "in_space": false,
    "time_in_space": "P0D",
    "eva_time": "P0D",
    "age": 38,
    "date_of_birth": "1987-08-07",
    "date_of_death": null,
    "nationality": [
        {
            "id": 2,
            "name": "United States of America",
            "alpha_2_code": "US",
            "alpha_3_code": "USA",
            "nationality_name": "American",
            "nationality_name_composed": "Americano"
        }
    ],
    "bio": "American astronaut candidate born in Charlottesville, Virginia. Educated at the University of Virginia, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. He is a United States Army warrant officer and aviator. Bailey was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class.",
    "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Bailey_(astronaut)",
    "last_flight": null,
    "first_flight": null,
    "social_media_links": [
        {
            "id": 355,
            "social_media": {
                "id": 2,
                "name": "Instagram",
                "url": "https://instagram.com",
                "logo": {
                    "id": 2322,
                    "name": "Instagram logo",
                    "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/instagram_logo_image_20250211191139.png",
                    "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/instagram_logo_image_thumbnail_20250211191139.png",
                    "credit": "Instagram",
                    "license": {
                        "id": 1,
                        "name": "Unknown",
                        "priority": 9,
                        "link": null
                    },
                    "single_use": true,
                    "variants": []
                }
            },
            "url": "https://www.instagram.com/astro_benbailey/"
        },
        {
            "id": 356,
            "social_media": {
                "id": 1,
                "name": "X",
                "url": "https://x.com",
                "logo": {
                    "id": 2320,
                    "name": "X logo",
                    "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x_logo_image_20250211191027.jpg",
                    "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x_logo_image_thumbnail_20250211191027.jpeg",
                    "credit": "X",
                    "license": {
                        "id": 1,
                        "name": "Unknown",
                        "priority": 9,
                        "link": null
                    },
                    "single_use": true,
                    "variants": []
                }
            },
            "url": "https://x.com/astro_benbailey"
        }
    ],
    "flights_count": 0,
    "landings_count": 0,
    "spacewalks_count": 0,
    "flights": [],
    "landings": [],
    "spacewalks": []
}