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=80&ordering=-landings_count
{ "count": 846, "next": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=90&ordering=-landings_count", "previous": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=70&ordering=-landings_count", "results": [ { "id": 367, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/367/?format=api", "name": "Ronald J. Grabe", "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": 561, "name": "[AUTO] Ronald J. Grabe - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ronald2520j.2520grabe_image_20181202120203.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190158.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": "P26DT3H54M36S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 80, "date_of_birth": "1945-06-13", "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": "Ronald John Grabe is a former NASA astronaut.\r\n\r\nHe has earned the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, the Liethen-Tittle Award (for Outstanding Student at the USAF Test Pilot School), the Royal Air Force Cross, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, and NASA Space Flight Medals.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_J._Grabe", "last_flight": "1993-06-21T13:07:22Z", "first_flight": "1985-10-03T15:15:30Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 4, "landings_count": 4, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 277, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/277/?format=api", "name": "Aleksandr Viktorenko", "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": 575, "name": "[AUTO] Aleksandr Viktorenko - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/aleksandr2520viktorenko_image_20181201224005.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190219.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": "P489DT1H35M10S", "eva_time": "PT19H39M", "age": 76, "date_of_birth": "1947-03-29", "date_of_death": "2023-08-10", "nationality": [ { "id": 5, "name": "Russia", "alpha_2_code": "RU", "alpha_3_code": "RUS", "nationality_name": "Russian", "nationality_name_composed": "Russo" } ], "bio": "Aleksandr Stepanovich Viktorenko (Александр Степанович Викторенко) was a Soviet cosmonaut. He was born in Olginka, North-Kazakhstan Oblast, Kazakh SSR on March 29, 1947. He is married with two children.\r\n\r\nHe was selected as a cosmonaut on March 23, 1978, and retired on May 30, 1997. During his active career he had been Commander of Soyuz TM-3, Soyuz TM-8, Soyuz TM-14 and Soyuz TM-20. He has spent a total of 489 days in space.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Viktorenko", "last_flight": "1994-10-03T22:42:30Z", "first_flight": "1987-07-22T01:59:17Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 4, "landings_count": 4, "spacewalks_count": 6 }, { "id": 688, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/688/?format=api", "name": "Colin Bennett", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "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": 399, "name": "[AUTO] Colin Bennett - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/colin_bennett_image_20230626124901.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185743.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": "PT59M23S", "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": "Colin Bennett is an American engineer who worked at Virgin Atlantic Airways before joining Virgin Galactic in 2015 where he now acts as Lead Astronaut Instructor.", "wiki": null, "last_flight": "2023-11-02T15:44:00Z", "first_flight": "2021-07-11T15:25:30Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 4, "landings_count": 4, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 246, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/246/?format=api", "name": "Aleksandr Serebrov", "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": 396, "name": "[AUTO] Aleksandr Serebrov - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/aleksandr2520serebrov_image_20181201215818.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185738.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": "P372DT22H53M29S", "eva_time": "P1DT7H49M50S", "age": 69, "date_of_birth": "1944-02-15", "date_of_death": "2013-11-12", "nationality": [ { "id": 5, "name": "Russia", "alpha_2_code": "RU", "alpha_3_code": "RUS", "nationality_name": "Russian", "nationality_name_composed": "Russo" } ], "bio": "Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Serebrov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Серебро́в, February 15, 1944 – November 12, 2013) was a Soviet cosmonaut. He graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (1967), and was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978. He retired on May 10, 1995.\r\nHe flew on Soyuz T-7, Soyuz T-8, Soyuz TM-8 and Soyuz TM-17. He was one of very few cosmonauts to fly for both the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation that followed it. He held the record for most spacewalks, 10, until Anatoly Solovyev surpassed it. In all, Serebrov spent 371.95 days in space. Serebrov contributed to the design of Salyut 6, Salyut 7, and the Mir space stations.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Serebrov", "last_flight": "1993-07-01T14:32:58Z", "first_flight": "1982-08-19T17:11:52Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 4, "landings_count": 4, "spacewalks_count": 10 }, { "id": 135, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/135/?format=api", "name": "Terence Henricks", "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": 577, "name": "[AUTO] Terence Henricks - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/terence2520henricks_image_20181129205029.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190222.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": "P43DT18H38M5S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 73, "date_of_birth": "1952-07-05", "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": "Terence Thomas \"Tom\" Henricks is a retired colonel in the United States Air Force and a former NASA astronaut. Selected by NASA in June 1985, Henricks became an astronaut in July 1986 and served on four Space Shuttle missions.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_T._Henricks", "last_flight": "1996-06-20T14:49:00Z", "first_flight": "1991-11-24T23:44:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 4, "landings_count": 4, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 238, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/238/?format=api", "name": "Valery Ryumin", "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": 594, "name": "[AUTO] Valery Ryumin - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/valery2520ryumin_image_20181201214505.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190248.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": "P371DT17H25M33S", "eva_time": "PT1H23M", "age": 86, "date_of_birth": "1939-08-16", "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": "Valery Victorovich Ryumin (born August 16, 1939 in Komsomolsk-on-Amur) is a former Soviet cosmonaut.\r\nIn 1973, he joined the RSC Energia cosmonaut corps. A veteran of three space flights, Ryumin has logged a total of 362 days in space. In 1977, he spent 2 days aboard Soyuz-25, in 1979, he spent 175 days aboard Soyuz vehicles and the Salyut-6 space station, and in 1980, he spent 185 days aboard Soyuz vehicles and the Salyut-6 space station.\r\nIn January 1998, NASA announced Ryumin's selection to the crew of STS-91. Ryumin served aboard STS-91 Discovery (June 2–12, 1998) the 9th and final Shuttle-Mir docking mission, concluding the joint U.S./Russian Phase I Program. The STS-91 mission was accomplished in 154 Earth orbits, traveling 3.8 million miles in 235 hours and 54 seconds.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valery_Ryumin", "last_flight": "1998-06-02T22:06:24Z", "first_flight": "1977-10-09T02:40:35Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 4, "landings_count": 4, "spacewalks_count": 1 }, { "id": 435, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/435/?format=api", "name": "Ellen Ochoa", "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": 300, "name": "[AUTO] Ellen Ochoa - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ellen_ochoa_image_20220911033543.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185457.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": "P40DT19H35M16S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 67, "date_of_birth": "1958-05-10", "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": "Ellen Ochoa is an American engineer, former astronaut and the current Director of the Johnson Space Center. Ochoa became director of the center upon the retirement of the previous director, Michael Coats, on December 31, 2012. In 1993 Ochoa became the first Hispanic woman in the world to go to space when she served on a nine-day mission aboard the shuttle Discovery.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Ochoa", "last_flight": "2002-04-08T20:44:19Z", "first_flight": "1993-04-08T05:29:00Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 142, "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_Ellen" } ], "flights_count": 4, "landings_count": 4, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 399, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/399/?format=api", "name": "Brian Duffy", "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": 318, "name": "[AUTO] Brian Duffy - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/brian2520duffy_image_20181202135211.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185530.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": "P40DT17H51M40S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 72, "date_of_birth": "1953-06-20", "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": "Brian Duffy is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Duffy_(astronaut)", "last_flight": "2000-10-11T23:17:00Z", "first_flight": "1992-03-24T13:13:39Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 4, "landings_count": 4, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 333, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/333/?format=api", "name": "Daniel Brandenstein", "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": 390, "name": "[AUTO] Daniel Brandenstein - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/daniel2520brandenstein_image_20181202102220.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185729.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": "P32DT23H3M", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 82, "date_of_birth": "1943-01-17", "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": "Daniel Charles Brandenstein is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of United Space Alliance. He is a former Naval Aviator, test pilot and NASA astronaut, who flew four Space Shuttle missions.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Brandenstein", "last_flight": "1992-05-07T23:40:00Z", "first_flight": "1983-08-30T06:32:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 4, "landings_count": 4, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 301, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/301/?format=api", "name": "Vance D. Brand", "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": 528, "name": "[AUTO] Vance D. Brand - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/vance2520d.2520brand_image_20181202090314.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190102.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": "P31DT2H2M55S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 94, "date_of_birth": "1931-05-09", "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": "Vance DeVoe Brand is an American former naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He served as Command Module Pilot during the first U.S.-Soviet joint spaceflight in 1975, and as Commander of three Space Shuttle missions.\r\n\r\nHis flight experience includes 9,669 flying hours, which includes 8,089 hours in jets, 391 hours in helicopters, 746 hours in spacecraft, and checkout in more than 30 types of military aircraft. Vance Brand Airport in Longmont, Colorado, is named in his honor.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vance_D._Brand", "last_flight": "1990-12-02T06:49:00Z", "first_flight": "1975-07-15T19:50:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 4, "landings_count": 4, "spacewalks_count": 0 } ] }
