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=50&ordering=age
{ "count": 853, "next": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=60&ordering=age", "previous": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=40&ordering=age", "results": [ { "id": 356, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/356/?format=api", "name": "Ellison Onizuka", "status": { "id": 4, "name": "Lost In Flight" }, "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": 613, "name": "[AUTO] Ellison Onizuka - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ellison2520onizuka_image_20181202104638.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190318.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": "P3DT1H34M13S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 39, "date_of_birth": "1946-06-24", "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": "Ellison Shoji Onizuka (鬼塚 承次 Onizuka Shōji) was an American astronaut from Kealakekua, Hawaii, who successfully flew into space with the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51-C. He died in the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger, on which he was serving as Mission Specialist for mission STS-51-L. He was the first Asian American and the first person of Japanese ancestry to reach space.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellison_Onizuka", "last_flight": "1986-01-28T16:38:00Z", "first_flight": "1985-01-24T19:50:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 2, "landings_count": 2, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 836, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/836/?format=api", "name": "Jannicke Mikkelsen", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "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": 2360, "name": "Jannicke Mikkelsen", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/jannicke_mikkel_image_20250329173033.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/jannicke_mikkel_image_thumbnail_20250329173034.jpeg", "credit": "SpaceX", "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": "P3DT14H32M38S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 39, "date_of_birth": "1986-06-08", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 49, "name": "Norway", "alpha_2_code": "NO", "alpha_3_code": "NOR", "nationality_name": "Norwegian", "nationality_name_composed": "Norwegian" }, { "id": 10, "name": "United Kingdom", "alpha_2_code": "GB", "alpha_3_code": "GBR", "nationality_name": "British", "nationality_name_composed": "Brito" } ], "bio": "Jannicke Jane Mikkelsen is a Norwegian cinematographer and film director who has worked in the field of virtual reality (VR) cinematography, 3D animation and augmented reality technology, focusing on fringe technology and combining traditional film production with new technologies for films shot in remote areas.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jannicke_Mikkelsen", "last_flight": "2025-04-01T01:46:50Z", "first_flight": "2025-04-01T01:46:50Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 865, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/865/?format=api", "name": "Hongzhang Zhang", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 17, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/17/?format=api", "name": "China National Space Administration", "abbrev": "CNSA", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" } }, "image": { "id": 2500, "name": "Hongzhang Zhang official portrait", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/hongzhang_zhang_image_20251030081806.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/hongzhang_zhang_image_thumbnail_20251030081806.jpeg", "credit": "CNSA", "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": "P148DT11H46M41S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 39, "date_of_birth": "1986-04-01", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 6, "name": "China", "alpha_2_code": "CN", "alpha_3_code": "CHN", "nationality_name": "Chinese", "nationality_name_composed": "Sino" } ], "bio": "Zhang Hongzhang is a Chinese astronaut selected as a payload specialist as part of the Shenzhou program. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in August 2004. He was a researcher on battery technology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics prior to joining the astronaut corps.", "wiki": null, "last_flight": "2025-10-31T15:44:46Z", "first_flight": "2025-10-31T15:44:46Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 0, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 828, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/828/?format=api", "name": "Aisha Bowe", "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": "PT10M21S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 39, "date_of_birth": "1986-11-04", "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" }, { "id": 99, "name": "Bahamas", "alpha_2_code": "BS", "alpha_3_code": "BHS", "nationality_name": "Bahamian", "nationality_name_composed": "Bahamo" } ], "bio": "Former NASA rocket scientist, entrepreneur, and global STEM advocate.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha_Bowe", "last_flight": "2025-04-14T13:30:00Z", "first_flight": "2025-04-14T13:30:00Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 259, "social_media": { "id": 4, "name": "LinkedIn", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/", "logo": { "id": 2321, "name": "LinkedIn logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/linkedin_logo_image_20250211191111.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/linkedin_logo_image_thumbnail_20250211191112.png", "credit": "LinkedIn", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] } }, "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/aishabowe/" }, { "id": 260, "social_media": { "id": 3, "name": "Homepage", "url": null, "logo": null }, "url": "https://www.aishabowe.com/" }, { "id": 261, "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/aishabowe/" }, { "id": 262, "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/arbowe" } ], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 671, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/671/?format=api", "name": "Michael Alsbury", "status": { "id": 4, "name": "Lost In Flight" }, "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": 608, "name": "[AUTO] Michael Alsbury - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/michael_alsbury_image_20210522144654.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190310.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": "P0D", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 39, "date_of_birth": "1975-03-19", "date_of_death": "2014-10-31", "nationality": [ { "id": 2, "name": "United States of America", "alpha_2_code": "US", "alpha_3_code": "USA", "nationality_name": "American", "nationality_name_composed": "Americano" } ], "bio": "Michael Tyner Alsbury was an American test pilot for Scaled Composites. On October 31, 2014, Alsbury was test flying the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo, VSS Enterprise with Peter Siebold. The craft broke up in-flight, resulting in a total loss of VSS Enterprise, which crashed in the California Mojave Desert.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Alsbury", "last_flight": "2014-10-31T12:00:00Z", "first_flight": "2010-10-10T12:00:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 9, "landings_count": 9, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 765, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/765/?format=api", "name": "Haichao Gui", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 17, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/17/?format=api", "name": "China National Space Administration", "abbrev": "CNSA", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" } }, "image": { "id": 891, "name": "[AUTO] Haichao Gui - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/haichao_gui_image_20230530052736.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305191047.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": "P153DT22H40M50S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 39, "date_of_birth": "1986-11-01", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 6, "name": "China", "alpha_2_code": "CN", "alpha_3_code": "CHN", "nationality_name": "Chinese", "nationality_name_composed": "Sino" } ], "bio": "Gui Haichao is a Chinese pilot, researcher and professor selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He did nor enlist in the People's Liberation Army (PLA), but was still was selected as a taikonaut, whereas all earlier known taikonauts belonged to PLAAC. He joined the Communist Party of China in July 2020.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gui_Haichao", "last_flight": "2023-05-30T01:31:10Z", "first_flight": "2023-05-30T01:31:10Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 708, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/708/?format=api", "name": "Christina Birch", "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": 559, "name": "[AUTO] Christina Birch - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/christina_birch_image_20211206185347.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190155.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": 39, "date_of_birth": "1986-11-17", "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": "Christina Birch grew up in Gilbert, Arizona, and graduated from the University of Arizona with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and molecular biophysics. After earning a doctorate in biological engineering from MIT, she taught bioengineering at the University of California, Riverside, and scientific writing and communication at the California Institute of Technology. She became a decorated track cyclist on the US National Team.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Birch", "last_flight": null, "first_flight": null, "social_media_links": [ { "id": 42, "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/huplikewhoa" }, { "id": 43, "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/huplikewhoa" } ], "flights_count": 0, "landings_count": 0, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 764, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/764/?format=api", "name": "Yangzhu Zhu", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 17, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/17/?format=api", "name": "China National Space Administration", "abbrev": "CNSA", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" } }, "image": { "id": 230, "name": "[AUTO] Yangzhu Zhu - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/yangzhu_zhu_image_20230530052559.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185258.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": "P153DT22H40M50S", "eva_time": "PT7H55M", "age": 39, "date_of_birth": "1986-09-01", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 6, "name": "China", "alpha_2_code": "CN", "alpha_3_code": "CHN", "nationality_name": "Chinese", "nationality_name_composed": "Sino" } ], "bio": "Zhu Yangzhu is a Chinese pilot and astronaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 2005, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 2006.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhu_Yangzhu", "last_flight": "2023-05-30T01:31:10Z", "first_flight": "2023-05-30T01:31:10Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 1 }, { "id": 804, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/804/?format=api", "name": "Shubhanshu Shukla", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 31, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/31/?format=api", "name": "Indian Space Research Organization", "abbrev": "ISRO", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" } }, "image": { "id": 2131, "name": "Shubhanshu Shukla portrait", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/shubhanshu_shuk_image_20240803064210.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/shubhanshu_shuk_image_thumbnail_20240803064212.jpeg", "credit": "ISRO", "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": "P20DT2H58M8S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 40, "date_of_birth": "1985-10-10", "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": "Indian astronaut part of the first group of the Indian domestic human spaceflight program.", "wiki": null, "last_flight": "2025-06-25T06:31:52Z", "first_flight": "2025-06-25T06:31:52Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 476, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/476/?format=api", "name": "Kalpana Chawla", "status": { "id": 4, "name": "Lost In Flight" }, "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": 270, "name": "[AUTO] Kalpana Chawla - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/kalpana_chawla_image_20220911034449.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185407.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": "P31DT14H54M", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 40, "date_of_birth": "1962-03-17", "date_of_death": "2003-02-01", "nationality": [ { "id": 2, "name": "United States of America", "alpha_2_code": "US", "alpha_3_code": "USA", "nationality_name": "American", "nationality_name_composed": "Americano" } ], "bio": "Kalpana Chawla was an American astronaut and the first female of Indian origin to go to space. She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator. In 2003, Chawla was one of the seven crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. Chawla was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, and several streets, universities and institutions have been named in her honor.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_Chawla", "last_flight": "2003-01-16T15:39:00Z", "first_flight": "1997-11-19T19:46:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 2, "landings_count": 2, "spacewalks_count": 0 } ] }
