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=490&ordering=-age
{ "count": 824, "next": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=500&ordering=-age", "previous": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=480&ordering=-age", "results": [ { "id": 143, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/143/?format=api", "name": "Kathryn \"Kay\" Hire", "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": 815, "name": "[AUTO] Kathryn \"Kay\" Hire - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/kathryn25202522kay25222520hire_image_20181129210202.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190841.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": "P0D", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 65, "date_of_birth": "1959-09-26", "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": "Kathryn Patricia \"Kay\" Hire is a NASA astronaut and Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve who has flown aboard two Space Shuttle missions. Hire began work at the Kennedy Space Center in May 1989,first as an Orbiter Processing Facility 3 Activation Engineer selected by NASA in December 1994.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathryn_P._Hire", "last_flight": null, "first_flight": null, "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 0, "landings_count": 0, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "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": 64, "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": 377, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/377/?format=api", "name": "John M. Lounge", "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": 275, "name": "[AUTO] John M. Lounge - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/john2520m.2520lounge_image_20181202121132.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185415.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": "P20DT2H21M59S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 64, "date_of_birth": "1946-06-28", "date_of_death": "2011-03-01", "nationality": [ { "id": 2, "name": "United States of America", "alpha_2_code": "US", "alpha_3_code": "USA", "nationality_name": "American", "nationality_name_composed": "Americano" } ], "bio": "ohn Michael \"Mike\" Lounge was an American engineer, a United States Navy officer, a Vietnam War veteran, and a NASA astronaut. A veteran of three Space Shuttle flights, Lounge logged over 482 hours in space. He was a mission specialist on STS-51-I (1985) and STS-26 (1988) and was the flight engineer on STS-35 (1990).", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Lounge", "last_flight": "1990-12-02T06:49:00Z", "first_flight": "1985-08-27T10:58:01Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 3, "landings_count": 3, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 447, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/447/?format=api", "name": "Catherine Coleman", "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": 394, "name": "[AUTO] Catherine Coleman - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/catherine2520coleman_image_20181202144557.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185735.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": "P180DT3H58M35S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 64, "date_of_birth": "1960-12-14", "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": "Catherine Grace \"Cady\" Coleman is an American chemist, a former United States Air Force officer, and a former NASA astronaut. She is a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions, and departed the International Space Station on May 23, 2011, as a crew member of Expedition 27 after logging 159 days in space.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Coleman", "last_flight": "2010-12-15T19:09:25Z", "first_flight": "1995-10-20T13:53:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 3, "landings_count": 3, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 259, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/259/?format=api", "name": "Gennadi Strekalov", "status": { "id": 11, "name": "Deceased" }, "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": 234, "name": "[AUTO] Gennadi Strekalov - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/gennadi2520strekalov_image_20181201221605.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185305.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": "P268DT22H29M54S", "eva_time": "PT21H40M13S", "age": 64, "date_of_birth": "1940-10-26", "date_of_death": "2004-12-25", "nationality": [ { "id": 5, "name": "Russia", "alpha_2_code": "RU", "alpha_3_code": "RUS", "nationality_name": "Russian", "nationality_name_composed": "Russo" } ], "bio": "Gennadi Mikhailovich Strekalov (Russian: Генна́дий Миха́йлович Стрека́лов; October 26, 1940 – December 25, 2004) was an engineer, cosmonaut, and administrator at Russian aerospace firm RSC Energia. He flew into space five times and lived aboard the Salyut-6, Salyut-7, and Mir space stations, spending over 268 days in space. The catastrophic explosion of a Soyuz rocket in 1983 led to him being one of only two people to use a launch escape system.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennadi_Strekalov", "last_flight": "1995-03-14T06:11:34Z", "first_flight": "1980-11-27T14:18:28Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 6, "landings_count": 6, "spacewalks_count": 6 }, { "id": 535, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/535/?format=api", "name": "Steven Swanson", "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": 233, "name": "[AUTO] Steven Swanson - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/steven_swanson_image_20220911034405.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185303.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": "P195DT20H45M49S", "eva_time": "P1DT3H58M", "age": 64, "date_of_birth": "1960-12-03", "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": "Steven Ray Swanson is an American Engineer and a retired NASA astronaut. He is married and has three children. He has received numerous awards and honors. These include the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal and the JSC Certificate of Accommodation and many others. Prior to becoming a NASA astronaut, Swanson worked for GTE in Phoenix, Arizona, as a software engineer. Swanson has flown two shuttle flights, STS-117 and STS-119. He has logged over 4,700 hours in space and completed four spacewalks totaling 26 hours and 14 minutes. Swanson has also served in other roles at NASA, such as a CAPCOM for both International Space Station and Space Shuttle missions.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Swanson", "last_flight": "2014-03-25T21:17:23Z", "first_flight": "2007-06-08T23:38:04Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 3, "landings_count": 3, "spacewalks_count": 5 }, { "id": 511, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/511/?format=api", "name": "Daniel M. Tani", "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": 886, "name": "[AUTO] Daniel M. Tani - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/daniel2520m.2520tani_image_20181203161741.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305191038.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": "P131DT18H5M13S", "eva_time": "P1DT15H31M", "age": 64, "date_of_birth": "1961-02-01", "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": "Daniel M. Tani is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. Although born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, he considers Lombard, Illinois, to be his hometown. With Peggy Whitson, Tani conducted the 100th spacewalk on the International Space Station.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_M._Tani", "last_flight": "2007-10-23T15:38:19Z", "first_flight": "2001-12-05T22:19:28Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 128, "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_tani" } ], "flights_count": 2, "landings_count": 2, "spacewalks_count": 6 }, { "id": 616, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/616/?format=api", "name": "James A. 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He became the second astronaut, and first from the U.S., who had a parent that was also a space traveler.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Garriott", "last_flight": "2008-10-12T07:01:33Z", "first_flight": "2008-10-12T07:01:33Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 146, "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/RichardGarriott" } ], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 454, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/454/?format=api", "name": "Scott E. Parazynski", "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": 451, "name": "[AUTO] Scott E. 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A veteran of five Space Shuttle flights and seven spacewalks, Parazynski's latest mission was STS-120 in October, 2007 – highlighted by a dramatic, unplanned EVA to repair a live solar array. In May 2016 he was inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. He retired from NASA in March 2009 to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities in the private sector, and he is currently the CEO of a technology start-up. 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