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/?format=api&offset=360&ordering=last_flight
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
  "count": 853,
  "next": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=370&ordering=last_flight",
  "previous": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=350&ordering=last_flight",
  "results": [
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      "id": 221,
      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/221/?format=api",
      "name": "Philippe Perrin",
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        "id": 2,
        "name": "Retired"
      },
      "agency": {
        "response_mode": "list",
        "id": 46,
        "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/46/?format=api",
        "name": "National Center of Space Research",
        "abbrev": "CNES",
        "type": {
          "id": 1,
          "name": "Government"
        }
      },
      "image": {
        "id": 556,
        "name": "[AUTO] Philippe Perrin - image",
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        "license": {
          "id": 1,
          "name": "Unknown",
          "priority": 9,
          "link": null
        },
        "single_use": true,
        "variants": []
      },
      "response_mode": "normal",
      "type": {
        "id": 2,
        "name": "Government"
      },
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      "time_in_space": "P13DT20H35M56S",
      "eva_time": "PT21H45M",
      "age": 63,
      "date_of_birth": "1963-01-06",
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      "nationality": [
        {
          "id": 1,
          "name": "France",
          "alpha_2_code": "FR",
          "alpha_3_code": "FRA",
          "nationality_name": "French",
          "nationality_name_composed": "Franco"
        }
      ],
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      "last_flight": "2002-06-05T21:22:49Z",
      "first_flight": "2002-06-05T21:22:49Z",
      "social_media_links": [],
      "flights_count": 1,
      "landings_count": 1,
      "spacewalks_count": 3
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    {
      "id": 170,
      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/170/?format=api",
      "name": "Valery Korzun",
      "status": {
        "id": 2,
        "name": "Retired"
      },
      "agency": {
        "response_mode": "list",
        "id": 63,
        "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/63/?format=api",
        "name": "Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)",
        "abbrev": "RFSA",
        "type": {
          "id": 1,
          "name": "Government"
        }
      },
      "image": {
        "id": 474,
        "name": "[AUTO] Valery Korzun - image",
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        "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": "P381DT15H41M8S",
      "eva_time": "PT22H17M",
      "age": 73,
      "date_of_birth": "1953-03-05",
      "date_of_death": null,
      "nationality": [
        {
          "id": 5,
          "name": "Russia",
          "alpha_2_code": "RU",
          "alpha_3_code": "RUS",
          "nationality_name": "Russian",
          "nationality_name_composed": "Russo"
        }
      ],
      "bio": "Valery Grigoryevich Korzun (Russian: Валерий Григорьевич Корзун, born 5 March 1953) is a Russian cosmonaut. He has been in space twice totalling 381 days. He has also conducted four career spacewalks.",
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      "id": 461,
      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/461/?format=api",
      "name": "Jeffrey Ashby",
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        "id": 2,
        "name": "Retired"
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        "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration",
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          "name": "Government"
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        "license": {
          "id": 1,
          "name": "Unknown",
          "priority": 9,
          "link": null
        },
        "single_use": true,
        "variants": []
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      "response_mode": "normal",
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        "id": 2,
        "name": "Government"
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      "eva_time": "P0D",
      "age": 71,
      "date_of_birth": "1954-06-16",
      "date_of_death": null,
      "nationality": [
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          "id": 2,
          "name": "United States of America",
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          "alpha_3_code": "USA",
          "nationality_name": "American",
          "nationality_name_composed": "Americano"
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      ],
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      "last_flight": "2002-10-07T19:45:51Z",
      "first_flight": "1999-07-23T04:31:00Z",
      "social_media_links": [
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          "id": 165,
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              "credit": "X",
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                "id": 1,
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              "single_use": true,
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    },
    {
      "id": 295,
      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/295/?format=api",
      "name": "Sergei Zalyotin",
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        "id": 2,
        "name": "Retired"
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      "agency": {
        "response_mode": "list",
        "id": 63,
        "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/63/?format=api",
        "name": "Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)",
        "abbrev": "RFSA",
        "type": {
          "id": 1,
          "name": "Government"
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      },
      "image": {
        "id": 199,
        "name": "[AUTO] Sergei Zalyotin - image",
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        "license": {
          "id": 1,
          "name": "Unknown",
          "priority": 9,
          "link": null
        },
        "single_use": true,
        "variants": []
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      "response_mode": "normal",
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      "eva_time": "PT4H52M",
      "age": 63,
      "date_of_birth": "1962-04-21",
      "date_of_death": null,
      "nationality": [
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          "name": "Russia",
          "alpha_2_code": "RU",
          "alpha_3_code": "RUS",
          "nationality_name": "Russian",
          "nationality_name_composed": "Russo"
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      ],
      "bio": "Sergei Viktorovich Zalyotin is a Russian cosmonaut and a veteran of two space missions.\r\n\r\nZalyotin was born in Tula and attended the Borisoglebsk Higher Military School before becoming a fighter pilot in the Russian Air Force. He also holds a degree in ecological management. Zalyotin was selected as a cosmonaut candidate in 1990. In 2000, Zalyotin was a member of the final resident crew aboard the Mir space station. He briefly visited the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-1 in 2002.",
      "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Zalyotin",
      "last_flight": "2002-10-30T03:11:11Z",
      "first_flight": "2000-04-04T05:01:29Z",
      "social_media_links": [],
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      "spacewalks_count": 1
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    {
      "id": 409,
      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/409/?format=api",
      "name": "Ken Bowersox",
      "status": {
        "id": 2,
        "name": "Retired"
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      "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"
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      "image": {
        "id": 788,
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        "license": {
          "id": 1,
          "name": "Unknown",
          "priority": 9,
          "link": null
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        "single_use": true,
        "variants": []
      },
      "response_mode": "normal",
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        "name": "Government"
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      "in_space": false,
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      "eva_time": "PT13H17M",
      "age": 69,
      "date_of_birth": "1956-11-14",
      "date_of_death": null,
      "nationality": [
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          "name": "United States of America",
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          "nationality_name": "American",
          "nationality_name_composed": "Americano"
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      ],
      "bio": "Kenneth Dwane \"Sox\" Bowersox is a United States Navy officer, and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five Space Shuttle launches and an extended stay aboard the International Space Station. When he launched on STS-73 at the age of 38 years and 11 months, he became the youngest person ever to command a Space Shuttle vehicle.",
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      "id": 490,
      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/490/?format=api",
      "name": "Paul Lockhart",
      "status": {
        "id": 2,
        "name": "Retired"
      },
      "agency": {
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        "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration",
        "abbrev": "NASA",
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          "name": "Government"
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        "single_use": true,
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      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/83/?format=api",
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        "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/63/?format=api",
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      ],
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      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/386/?format=api",
      "name": "Jim Wetherbee",
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        "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/44/?format=api",
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      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/138/?format=api",
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        "name": "Retired"
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