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=410&ordering=-landings_count
{ "count": 824, "next": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=420&ordering=-landings_count", "previous": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=400&ordering=-landings_count", "results": [ { "id": 587, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/587/?format=api", "name": "Byron K. Lichtenberg", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "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": 943, "name": "[AUTO] Byron K. Lichtenberg - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/byron2520k.2520lichtenberg_image_20181207220035.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305191207.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": "P19DT4H56M21S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 77, "date_of_birth": "1948-02-19", "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": "Byron Kurt Lichtenberg, Sc. D. (born February 19, 1948) is an American engineer and fighter pilot who flew aboard two NASA Space Shuttle missions as a Payload Specialist. In 1983, he and Ulf Merbold became the first Payload Specialists to fly on the shuttle.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_K._Lichtenberg", "last_flight": "1992-03-24T13:13:39Z", "first_flight": "1983-11-28T16:00:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 2, "landings_count": 2, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 821, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/821/?format=api", "name": "James Russell", "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": null, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Private" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "PT20M14S", "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": "James (J.D.) Russell is a serial entrepreneur and founder of InfoHOA, a leader in technology-based community management solutions. He was born into a military family at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, AZ, and earned the Billy Mitchell Award in the Civil Air Patrol. Before starting his entrepreneur career, J.D. served as a federal law enforcement Marine, Fish, and Wildlife Game Warden. He founded the Victoria Russell Foundation to honor the memory of his deceased daughter. The foundation is dedicated to supporting children’s education and assistance to families of first responders, and is a proud partner with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to bring the love of reading to children by gifting books free of charge to children.", "wiki": null, "last_flight": "2025-08-03T12:43:00Z", "first_flight": "2024-11-22T15:30:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 2, "landings_count": 2, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 756, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/756/?format=api", "name": "Konstantin Borisov", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "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": 612, "name": "[AUTO] Konstantin Borisov - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/konstantin_bori_image_20230826072844.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190316.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": "P199DT2H19M33S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 40, "date_of_birth": "1984-08-14", "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": "Konstantin Borisov is a Russian cosmonaut with a background in life support systems engineering and economics.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Borisov", "last_flight": "2023-08-26T07:27:27Z", "first_flight": "2023-08-26T07:27:27Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 558, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/558/?format=api", "name": "Robert Satcher", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "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": 614, "name": "[AUTO] Robert Satcher - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/robert_satcher_image_20220911033957.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190319.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": "P10DT19H15M51S", "eva_time": "PT12H19M", "age": 59, "date_of_birth": "1965-09-22", "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": "Robert Lee \"Bobby\" Satcher Jr. is an American physician, chemical engineer, and NASA astronaut. He became the first orthopedic surgeon in space during STS-129. He participated in 2 spacewalks during STS-129, accumulating 12hrs 19min of EVA time. Satcher holds two doctorates (Ph.D., M.D.) and has received numerous awards and honors as a surgeon and engineer.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Satcher", "last_flight": "2009-11-16T19:28:09Z", "first_flight": "2009-11-16T19:28:09Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 113, "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_Bones" } ], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 2 }, { "id": 661, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/661/?format=api", "name": "Chris Sembroski", "status": { "id": 14, "name": "Occasional Spaceflight" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 121, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/121/?format=api", "name": "SpaceX", "abbrev": "SpX", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" } }, "image": { "id": 429, "name": "[AUTO] Chris Sembroski - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/chris_sembroski_image_20210914154201.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185829.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": "P3DT23H4M4S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 45, "date_of_birth": "1979-08-28", "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": "Chris Sembroski is an aerospace worker at Lockheed Martin who used to work on Minuteman missiles in the Air Force.\r\n\r\nBirth date is unknown.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Sembroski", "last_flight": "2021-09-16T00:02:56Z", "first_flight": "2021-09-16T00:02:56Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 154, "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/epathctocs" } ], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 293, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/293/?format=api", "name": "Kimiya Yui", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 37, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/37/?format=api", "name": "Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency", "abbrev": "JAXA", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" } }, "image": { "id": 616, "name": "[AUTO] Kimiya Yui - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/kimiya2520yui_image_20181201231949.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190323.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": "P143DT2H16M35S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 55, "date_of_birth": "1970-01-30", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 28, "name": "Japan", "alpha_2_code": "JP", "alpha_3_code": "JPN", "nationality_name": "Japanese", "nationality_name_composed": "Nippo" } ], "bio": "Kimiya Yui is a Japanese astronaut from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). He was selected for the agency in 2009.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimiya_Yui", "last_flight": "2025-08-01T15:43:42Z", "first_flight": "2015-07-22T21:02:44Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 2, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 640, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/640/?format=api", "name": "Hazza Al Mansouri", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 198, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/198/?format=api", "name": "Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre", "abbrev": "MBRSC", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" } }, "image": { "id": 428, "name": "[AUTO] Hazza Al Mansouri - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/hazza2520al2520mansouri_image_20190911121239.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185827.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": "P7DT21H1M18S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 41, "date_of_birth": "1983-12-13", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 21, "name": "United Arab Emirates", "alpha_2_code": "AE", "alpha_3_code": "ARE", "nationality_name": "Emirati", "nationality_name_composed": "Emirati" } ], "bio": "Hazza Al Mansouri is one of the first two astronauts from the United Arab Emirates.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazza_Al_Mansouri", "last_flight": "2019-09-25T13:57:42Z", "first_flight": "2019-09-25T13:57:42Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 141, "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_hazzaa" } ], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 251, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/251/?format=api", "name": "Rakesh Sharma", "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": 427, "name": "[AUTO] Rakesh Sharma - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/rakesh2520sharma_image_20181201220613.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185826.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": "P7DT21H40M6S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 76, "date_of_birth": "1949-01-13", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 9, "name": "India", "alpha_2_code": "IN", "alpha_3_code": "IND", "nationality_name": "Indian", "nationality_name_composed": "Indo" } ], "bio": "Rakesh Sharma (born 13 January 1949) is a former Indian Air Force pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11, launched on 2 April 1984, as part of the Interkosmos programme. Sharma is the first Indian citizen to travel in space.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakesh_Sharma", "last_flight": "1984-04-03T13:08:42Z", "first_flight": "1984-04-03T13:08:42Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 740, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/740/?format=api", "name": "Sultan Al Neyadi", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 198, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/198/?format=api", "name": "Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre", "abbrev": "MBRSC", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" } }, "image": { "id": 946, "name": "[AUTO] Sultan Al Neyadi - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/sultan_al_neyad_image_20220911034429.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305191212.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": "P185DT22H43M9S", "eva_time": "PT7H1M", "age": 44, "date_of_birth": "1981-05-23", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 21, "name": "United Arab Emirates", "alpha_2_code": "AE", "alpha_3_code": "ARE", "nationality_name": "Emirati", "nationality_name_composed": "Emirati" } ], "bio": "Sultan AlNeyadi is one of the first two astronauts from the United Arab Emirates, along with Hazza Al Mansouri.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Al_Neyadi", "last_flight": "2023-03-02T05:34:14Z", "first_flight": "2023-03-02T05:34:14Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 134, "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_Alneyadi" } ], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 1 }, { "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 } ] }
