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=570&ordering=-eva_time
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Leslie - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/frederick2520w.2520leslie_image_20190211162457.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190802.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 5, "name": "Payload Specialist" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P15DT21H52M", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 73, "date_of_birth": "1951-12-19", "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": "Fred Weldon Leslie is an American scientist who flew on the NASA STS-73 Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_W._Leslie", "last_flight": "1995-10-20T13:53:00Z", "first_flight": "1995-10-20T13:53:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 460, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/460/?format=api", "name": "Scott Altman", "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": 791, "name": "[AUTO] Scott Altman - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/scott_altman_image_20220911034129.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190804.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": "P51DT12H48M15S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 65, "date_of_birth": "1959-08-15", "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": "Scott Douglas \"Scooter\" Altman is a retired United States Navy Captain, engineer, test pilot and former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. His fourth mission on STS-125 was the last servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Altman", "last_flight": "2009-05-11T18:01:56Z", "first_flight": "1998-04-17T18:19:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 4, "landings_count": 4, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 24, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/24/?format=api", "name": "Gordon Cooper", "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": 792, "name": "[AUTO] Gordon Cooper - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/gordon2520cooper_image_20190426143645.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190805.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": "P9DT9H15M", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 77, "date_of_birth": "1927-03-06", "date_of_death": "2004-10-04", "nationality": [ { "id": 2, "name": "United States of America", "alpha_2_code": "US", "alpha_3_code": "USA", "nationality_name": "American", "nationality_name_composed": "Americano" } ], "bio": "Leroy Gordon \"Gordo\" Cooper Jr. was an American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, and the youngest of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first manned space program of the United States.\r\n\r\nCooper piloted the longest and final Mercury spaceflight in 1963. He was the first American to sleep in space during that 34-hour mission and was the last American to be launched alone to conduct an entirely solo orbital mission. In 1965, Cooper flew as Command Pilot of Gemini 5.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Cooper", "last_flight": "1965-08-21T14:00:00Z", "first_flight": "1963-05-15T13:04:13Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 2, "landings_count": 2, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 152, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/152/?format=api", "name": "Rick Husband", "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": 286, "name": "[AUTO] Rick Husband - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/rick2520husband_image_20181129211548.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185435.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": "P25DT17H32M18S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 45, "date_of_birth": "1957-07-12", "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": "Rick Douglas Husband (July 12, 1957 – February 1, 2003) (Colonel, USAF) was an American astronaut and fighter pilot. He traveled into space twice: as Pilot of STS-96 and Commander of STS-107. He and the rest of the crew of STS-107 were killed when Columbia disintegrated during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Husband", "last_flight": "2003-01-16T15:39:00Z", "first_flight": "1999-05-27T10:49:42Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 2, "landings_count": 2, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 659, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/659/?format=api", "name": "Klim Shipenko", "status": { "id": 14, "name": "Occasional Spaceflight" }, "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": 285, "name": "[AUTO] Klim Shipenko - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/klim_shipenko_image_20211001184321.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185434.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 4, "name": "Non-Astronaut Passenger" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P11DT19H40M42S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 41, "date_of_birth": "1983-06-16", "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": "Klim Shipenko is a Russian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klim_Shipenko", "last_flight": "2021-10-05T08:55:02Z", "first_flight": "2021-10-05T08:55:02Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 119, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/119/?format=api", "name": "Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa", "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": 795, "name": "[AUTO] Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/j25c325bcgderdemidiin2520g25c325bcrragchaa_image_20181128233759.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190810.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": "P7DT20H42M3S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 77, "date_of_birth": "1947-12-05", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 41, "name": "Mongolia", "alpha_2_code": "MN", "alpha_3_code": "MNG", "nationality_name": "Mongolian", "nationality_name_composed": "Mongolo" } ], "bio": "Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa, born 5 December 1947) was the first Mongolian in space. \r\n\r\nHe was selected as part of the eighth Intercosmos program on 1 March 1978, at time he was in the rank of Major General. His backup was Maidarjavyn Ganzorig. Gürragchaa, along with Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Dzhanibekov, departed from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 22 March 1981. They docked with Salyut 6.\r\n\r\nWhile in orbit, Dzhanibekov and Gürragchaa carried out experiments on earth science. After 124 orbits and 7 days, 20 hours and 42 minutes in space, Gürragchaa and Dzhanibekov landed 170 km southeast of Dzhezkasgan.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCgderdemidiin_G%C3%BCrragchaa", "last_flight": "1981-03-22T14:58:55Z", "first_flight": "1981-03-22T14:58:55Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 280, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/280/?format=api", "name": "Igor Volk", "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": 796, "name": "[AUTO] Igor Volk - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/igor2520volk_image_20181201224413.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190811.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": "P11DT19H14M36S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 79, "date_of_birth": "1937-04-12", "date_of_death": "2017-01-03", "nationality": [ { "id": 5, "name": "Russia", "alpha_2_code": "RU", "alpha_3_code": "RUS", "nationality_name": "Russian", "nationality_name_composed": "Russo" } ], "bio": "Igor Petrovich Volk (Russian: Игорь Петрович Волк; Ukrainian: Ігор Петрович Волк; 12 April 1937 – 3 January 2017) was a cosmonaut and test pilot in the Soviet Union.\r\nIgor Volk was selected as a cosmonaut on 12 July 1977 and flew as Research Cosmonaut on Soyuz T-12, the 7th expedition to Salyut 7. One goal of the mission was to test the effects of long-duration spaceflight on Volk's return flight piloting as a precursor to piloting the Space Shuttle Buran. He served as the head of cosmonaut training for the Buran program and after the project's cancellation, as a Flight Tests Deputy at the Gromov Flight Research Institute in 1995 before retiring in 1996. He previously served as President of the National Aero Club of Russia and Vice President of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. As recognition for his contributions as a test pilot and cosmonaut he was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union on 29 July 1984.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Volk", "last_flight": "1984-07-17T17:40:54Z", "first_flight": "1984-07-17T17:40:54Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 390, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/390/?format=api", "name": "Sonny Carter", "status": { "id": 6, "name": "Died While In Active Service" }, "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": 798, "name": "[AUTO] Sonny Carter - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/sonny2520carter_image_20181202134100.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190815.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": "P5DT6M30S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 43, "date_of_birth": "1947-08-15", "date_of_death": "1991-04-05", "nationality": [ { "id": 2, "name": "United States of America", "alpha_2_code": "US", "alpha_3_code": "USA", "nationality_name": "American", "nationality_name_composed": "Americano" } ], "bio": "Manley Lanier \"Sonny\" Carter Jr., M.D. was an American chemist, physician, professional soccer player, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut who flew on STS-33.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Carter", "last_flight": "1989-11-23T00:23:30Z", "first_flight": "1989-11-23T00:23:30Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 247, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/247/?format=api", "name": "Yelena Serova", "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": 799, "name": "[AUTO] Yelena Serova - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/yelena2520serova_image_20181201220005.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190816.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": "P167DT5H42M", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 49, "date_of_birth": "1976-04-22", "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": "Yelena Olegovna Serova (Russian: Елена Олеговна Серова, born 22 April 1976) is a Russian politician and former cosmonaut.\r\nShe was selected as a cosmonaut in 2006 and was assigned in 2011 to Expedition 41, which launched in September 2014 and returned to Earth in March 2015. Serova became the first Russian woman to visit the International Space Station (ISS) on 26 September 2014.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelena_Serova", "last_flight": "2014-09-25T20:25:00Z", "first_flight": "2014-09-25T20:25:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 222, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/222/?format=api", "name": "Phạm Tuân", "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": 801, "name": "[AUTO] Phạm Tuân - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ph25e125ba25a1m2520tu25c325a2n_image_20181201190603.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190819.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": "P7DT20H41M59S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 78, "date_of_birth": "1947-02-14", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 33, "name": "Vietnam", "alpha_2_code": "VN", "alpha_3_code": "VNM", "nationality_name": "Vietnamese", "nationality_name_composed": "Vietnamese" } ], "bio": "Phạm Tuân (born February 14, 1947) is a retired Vietnam Air Force aviator. He became the first Vietnamese citizen and the first Asian in space when he flew aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut.\r\nTuân reached the rank of lieutenant colonel in the VPAF before eventually training to be a research cosmonaut in the joint USSR-Vietnamese Space program. On April 1, 1979, he was selected as a member of the sixth international crew for the Intercosmos program. His backup was Bùi Thanh Liêm. Tuân, along with Soviet cosmonaut Viktor Gorbatko, was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 23, 1980, on board the Soyuz 37 mission to the Salyut 6 space station.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ph%E1%BA%A1m_Tu%C3%A2n", "last_flight": "1980-07-23T18:33:03Z", "first_flight": "1980-07-23T18:33:03Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 } ] }
