Astronaut List
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
Search
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/?format=api&offset=270&ordering=flights_count
{ "count": 862, "next": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=280&ordering=flights_count", "previous": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=260&ordering=flights_count", "results": [ { "id": 729, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/729/?format=api", "name": "Jaison Robinson", "status": { "id": 14, "name": "Occasional Spaceflight" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 141, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/141/?format=api", "name": "Blue Origin", "abbrev": "BO", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" } }, "image": { "id": 206, "name": "[AUTO] Jaison Robinson - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/jaison_robinson_image_20220911034230.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185220.png", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Private" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "PT10M45S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": null, "date_of_birth": null, "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": "Jaison founded JJM Investments, a commercial real estate company, and co-founded Dream Variations Ventures (DVV) with his wife, Jamie. DVV invests in technology and sports start-ups. He’s an avid scuba diver and skydiver, has broken the sound barrier in a Mig-29 fighter jet, spent a week hiking in Antarctica, and climbed to the tallest waterfall in the world in Venezuela. He was a finalist on Survivor: Samoa in 2009. Jaison earned a bachelor’s degree from Stanford, with study at Oxford, and a JD from the University of Chicago. He is also an Eagle Scout and played water polo at Stanford and on the United States National Team.", "wiki": null, "last_flight": "2022-06-04T13:25:02Z", "first_flight": "2022-06-04T13:25:02Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 50, "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/startrekislife33" } ], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 598, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/598/?format=api", "name": "Gregory Jarvis", "status": { "id": 4, "name": "Lost In Flight" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 93, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/93/?format=api", "name": "Hughes Aircraft", "abbrev": "HAC", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" } }, "image": { "id": 475, "name": "[AUTO] Gregory Jarvis - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/gregory2520jarvis_image_20181207232730.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185942.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "PT1M13S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 41, "date_of_birth": "1944-08-24", "date_of_death": "1986-01-28", "nationality": [ { "id": 2, "name": "United States of America", "alpha_2_code": "US", "alpha_3_code": "USA", "nationality_name": "American", "nationality_name_composed": "Americano" } ], "bio": "Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 – January 28, 1986) was an American engineer who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as Payload Specialist for Hughes Aircraft.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Jarvis", "last_flight": "1986-01-28T16:38:00Z", "first_flight": "1986-01-28T16:38:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 59, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/59/?format=api", "name": "Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 15, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/15/?format=api", "name": "Bulgarian Space Agency", "abbrev": "SRI-BAS", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" } }, "image": { "id": 476, "name": "[AUTO] Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/aleksandr2520panayotov2520aleksandrov_image_20181128215016.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185944.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P9DT20H9M19S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 74, "date_of_birth": "1951-12-01", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 40, "name": "Bulgaria", "alpha_2_code": "BG", "alpha_3_code": "BGR", "nationality_name": "Bulgarian", "nationality_name_composed": "Bulgaro" } ], "bio": "Aleksandrov was born in Omurtag, Bulgaria on December 1, 1951. He graduated from the Bulgarian Air Force Academy in 1974 and obtained a degree in technical sciences in 1983. In the Bulgarian Air Force, Aleksandrov rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel.\r\n\r\nOn June 7, 1988, Aleksandrov launched aboard TM-5 as a Research Cosmonaut along with mission commander Anatoly Solovyev and Viktor Savinykh. Upon arriving at Mir, Aleksandrov became the first Bulgarian to reach a Soviet space station, as the Soyuz 33 mission carrying Georgi Ivanov failed to reach the Salyut 6 space station. On June 17, Aleksandrov returned aboard Soyuz TM-4 along with his fellow crew members. 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She is back at Virgin Galactic since 2021 as Vice President of Government Affairs.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirisha_Bandla", "last_flight": "2021-07-11T15:25:30Z", "first_flight": "2021-07-11T15:25:30Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 58, "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://twitter.com/SirishaBandla" } ], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 642, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/642/?format=api", "name": "Joshua Kutryk", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 16, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/16/?format=api", "name": "Canadian Space Agency", "abbrev": "CSA", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" } }, "image": { "id": 478, "name": "[AUTO] Joshua Kutryk - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/joshua2520kutryk_image_20191228095953.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185947.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": true, "time_in_space": "P30DT10H17M53S", "eva_time": "PT7H11M", "age": 44, "date_of_birth": "1982-03-21", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 26, "name": "Canada", "alpha_2_code": "CA", "alpha_3_code": "CAN", "nationality_name": "Canadian", "nationality_name_composed": "Canado" } ], "bio": "Joshua Kutryk, a Royal Canadian Air Force lieutenant colonel, is from Beauvallon, Alberta. He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, as well as master’s degrees in space studies, flight test engineering, and defense studies. Prior to joining CSA, Kutryk worked as an experimental test pilot and a fighter pilot in Cold Lake, Alberta, where he led the unit responsible for the operational flight-testing of fighter aircraft in Canada.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Kutryk", "last_flight": "2026-10-01T15:10:06Z", "first_flight": "2026-10-01T15:10:06Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 66, "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://twitter.com/astro_kutryk" }, { "id": 67, "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_kutryk/" } ], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 0, "spacewalks_count": 1 }, { "id": 276, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/276/?format=api", "name": "Franz Viehböck", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 8, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/8/?format=api", "name": "Austrian Space Agency", "abbrev": "ALR", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" } }, "image": { "id": 339, "name": "[AUTO] Franz Viehböck - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/franz2520viehb25c325b6ck_image_20181201223901.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185609.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P7DT22H12M22S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 66, "date_of_birth": "1960-08-24", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 11, "name": "Austria", "alpha_2_code": "AT", "alpha_3_code": "AUT", "nationality_name": "Austrian", "nationality_name_composed": "Austro" } ], "bio": "Franz Artur Viehböck (born August 24, 1960 in Vienna) is an Austrian electrical engineer, and was Austria's first cosmonaut. He was titulated „Austronaut“ by his country's media. He visited the Mir space station in 1991 aboard Soyuz TM-13, returning aboard Soyuz TM-12 after spending just over a week in space.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Viehb%C3%B6ck", "last_flight": "1991-10-02T05:59:38Z", "first_flight": "1991-10-02T05:59:38Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 692, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/692/?format=api", "name": "Robert A. Rushworth", "status": { "id": 11, "name": "Deceased" }, "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": 469, "name": "[AUTO] Robert A. Rushworth - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/robert_a._rushw_image_20210801072516.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185933.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "PT10M", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 68, "date_of_birth": "1924-10-09", "date_of_death": "1993-03-18", "nationality": [ { "id": 2, "name": "United States of America", "alpha_2_code": "US", "alpha_3_code": "USA", "nationality_name": "American", "nationality_name_composed": "Americano" } ], "bio": "Robert Aitken \"Bob\" Rushworth was an American United States Air Force major general, World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War pilot, mechanical and aeronautical engineer, test pilot and astronaut. He flew the X-15 experimental spaceplane to over 50 miles in altitude on Flight 87.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Rushworth", "last_flight": "1963-06-27T17:56:00Z", "first_flight": "1963-06-27T17:56:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 780, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/780/?format=api", "name": "Kellie Gerardi", "status": { "id": 14, "name": "Occasional Spaceflight" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 1078, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1078/?format=api", "name": "International Institute for Aeronautical Sciences", "abbrev": "IIAS", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Multinational" } }, "image": { "id": 468, "name": "[AUTO] Kellie Gerardi - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/kellie_gerardi_image_20231019173010.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185931.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Private" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "PT16M", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 37, "date_of_birth": "1989-02-16", "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": "Kellie Gerardi is an American aerospace, defense, and technology professional and a popular science communicator.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kellie_Gerardi", "last_flight": "2023-11-02T15:44:00Z", "first_flight": "2023-11-02T15:44:00Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 94, "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://twitter.com/kelliegerardi" } ], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 775, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/775/?format=api", "name": "Ron Rosano", "status": { "id": 14, "name": "Occasional Spaceflight" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 1024, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1024/?format=api", "name": "Virgin Galactic", "abbrev": "VG", "type": { "id": 5, "name": "Private" } }, "image": { "id": 232, "name": "[AUTO] Ron Rosano - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ron_rosano_image_20231001163450.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185301.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Private" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "PT14M23S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": null, "date_of_birth": null, "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": "Ron Rosano is a seasoned space enthusiast and educator with a remarkable 25-year journey inspiring students about space travel. 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