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=550&ordering=-status
{ "count": 813, "next": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=560&ordering=-status", "previous": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=540&ordering=-status", "results": [ { "id": 286, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/286/?format=api", "name": "Ulrich Walter", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 29, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/29/?format=api", "name": "German Aerospace Center", "abbrev": "DLR", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" } }, "image": { "id": 733, "name": "[AUTO] Ulrich Walter - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ulrich2520walter_image_20181201225144.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190635.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": "P9DT23H40M", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 71, "date_of_birth": "1954-02-09", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 4, "name": "Germany", "alpha_2_code": "DE", "alpha_3_code": "DEU", "nationality_name": "German", "nationality_name_composed": "Germano" } ], "bio": "Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hans Walter (born February 9, 1954) is a German physicist/engineer and a former DFVLR astronaut.\r\nIn 1993, he flew on board the Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-55 (Spacelab D-2) as a Payload Specialist. He spent 9 days, 23 hours, and 40 minutes in space.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulrich_Walter", "last_flight": "1993-04-26T14:50:00Z", "first_flight": "1993-04-26T14:50:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 262, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/262/?format=api", "name": "Evgeny Tarelkin", "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": 734, "name": "[AUTO] Evgeny Tarelkin - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/evgeny2520tarelkin_image_20181201222028.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190637.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": "P143DT16H19M49S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 50, "date_of_birth": "1974-12-29", "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": "Evgeny Igorevich Tarelkin (Russian: Евгений Игоревич Тарелкин; born December 29, 1974) is a Russian cosmonaut. He was selected as part of the TsPK-13 group in 2003.\r\nHe served in the Air Force until his selection as a cosmonaut as part of the TsPK-13 selection group in 2003, completing basic training in 2005. Tarelkin made his first flight into space in October 2012 as a member of the Soyuz TMA-06M crew, during which he spent six months aboard the International Space Station as part of the Expedition 33/34 crews and returned on March 16, 2013.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evgeny_Tarelkin", "last_flight": "2012-10-23T10:51:11Z", "first_flight": "2012-10-23T10:51:11Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 63, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/63/?format=api", "name": "Oleg Atkov", "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": 735, "name": "[AUTO] Oleg Atkov - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/oleg2520atkov_image_20181128220507.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190638.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": "P236DT22H49M34S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 76, "date_of_birth": "1949-05-09", "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": "Oleg Yur'yevich At'kov (Russian: Оле́г Ю́рьевич Атько́в; born 9 May 1949) is a Russian cardiologist and former Soviet cosmonaut. With a doctorate from the Russian Academy of Medical Science, Atkov was chosen to be the health specialist on board Soyuz T-10 and Soyuz T-11.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Atkov", "last_flight": "1984-02-08T12:07:26Z", "first_flight": "1984-02-08T12:07:26Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 512, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/512/?format=api", "name": "Rex J. Walheim", "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": 742, "name": "[AUTO] Rex J. 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Walheim logged over 566 hours in space, including 36 hours and 23 minutes of spacewalk (EVA) time. He was assigned as mission specialist and flight engineer on STS-135, the final space shuttle mission.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_J._Walheim", "last_flight": "2011-07-08T15:29:04Z", "first_flight": "2002-04-08T20:44:19Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 167, "social_media": { "id": 1, "name": "X", "url": "https://x.com", "logo": { "id": 2320, "name": "X logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x_logo_image_20250211191027.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.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_Rex" } ], "flights_count": 3, "landings_count": 3, "spacewalks_count": 5 }, { "id": 557, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/557/?format=api", "name": "Thomas Marshburn", "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": 743, "name": "[AUTO] Thomas Marshburn - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/thomas_marshbur_image_20211001184611.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190651.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": "P337DT9H42M44S", "eva_time": "P1DT7H1M", "age": 64, "date_of_birth": "1960-08-29", "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": "Thomas Henry \"Tom\" Marshburn is an American physician and a NASA astronaut. He served as a Mission Specialist on STS-127. Marshburn was a member of the Soyuz TMA-07M crew which launched to ISS in December 2012 to join Expedition 34. Served as flight engineer for Expedition 34 and 35.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Marshburn", "last_flight": "2021-11-11T02:03:31Z", "first_flight": "2009-07-15T22:03:10Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 132, "social_media": { "id": 1, "name": "X", "url": "https://x.com", "logo": { "id": 2320, "name": "X logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x_logo_image_20250211191027.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.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/AstroMarshburn" } ], "flights_count": 3, "landings_count": 3, "spacewalks_count": 5 }, { "id": 328, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/328/?format=api", "name": "Robert Crippen", "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": 747, "name": "[AUTO] Robert Crippen - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/robert2520crippen_image_20181202093705.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190657.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": "P23DT13H45M56S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 87, "date_of_birth": "1937-09-11", "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 Laurel Crippen is an American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and retired astronaut. He traveled into space four times: as Pilot of STS-1 in April 1981, the first Space Shuttle mission; and as Commander of STS-7 in June 1983, STS-41-C in April 1984, and STS-41-G in October 1984. Crippen received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Crippen", "last_flight": "1984-10-05T11:03:00Z", "first_flight": "1981-04-12T12:00:04Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 4, "landings_count": 4, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 463, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/463/?format=api", "name": "Joe F. Edwards Jr.", "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": 749, "name": "[AUTO] Joe F. 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He left the company in July 2021.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_P._Stucky", "last_flight": "2020-06-25T12:00:00Z", "first_flight": "2010-10-28T12:00:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 30, "landings_count": 30, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 532, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/532/?format=api", "name": "John D. Olivas", "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": 758, "name": "[AUTO] John D. 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He performed EVAs on both missions, totaling 34hrs 28min.\r\n\r\nIn 2013 Olivas joined the University of Texas at El Paso as Director of the Center for the Advancement of Space Safety and Mission Assurance Research (CASSMAR) and will oversee space initiatives on campus.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Olivas", "last_flight": "2009-08-29T03:59:37Z", "first_flight": "2007-06-08T23:38:04Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 172, "social_media": { "id": 1, "name": "X", "url": "https://x.com", "logo": { "id": 2320, "name": "X logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x_logo_image_20250211191027.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.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/OMS117" } ], "flights_count": 2, "landings_count": 2, "spacewalks_count": 5 }, { "id": 784, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/784/?format=api", "name": "Taylor Gun-Jin Wang", "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": 760, "name": "[AUTO] Taylor Gun-Jin Wang - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/taylor_gun-jin__image_20240124051845.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190717.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": "P7DT8M42S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 84, "date_of_birth": "1940-06-16", "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": "Taylor Gun-Jin Wang is a Chinese-born American scientist and in 1985, became the first person of Chinese origin to go into space. While an employee of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Wang was a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51-B.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Wang", "last_flight": "1985-04-29T16:02:18Z", "first_flight": "1985-04-29T16:02:18Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 } ] }
