Astronaut Instance
API endpoint that allows Astronaut to be viewed.
GET:
Return a list of all the existing astronauts.
MODE:
Normal, List, LaunchList and Detailed
/2.0.0/astronaut/?mode=detailed
FILTERS:
Parameters - 'name', 'status', 'nationality', 'agency__name', 'agency__abbrev', 'date_of_birth',
'date_of_death', 'status_ids'
Example - /2.0.0/astronaut/?nationality=American
SEARCH EXAMPLE:
/2.0.0/astronaut/?search=armstrong
Searches through name, nationality and agency name
ORDERING:
Fields - 'name', 'status', 'date_of_birth'
Example - /2.0.0/astronaut/?order=name
GET /2.0.0/astronaut/378/?format=api
{ "id": 378, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/378/?format=api", "name": "Jerry L. Ross", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1948-01-20", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Jerry Lynn Ross is a retired United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, making him the joint record holder for most spaceflights (a record he shares with Franklin Chang-Diaz). His papers, photographs and many personal items are in the Barron Hilton Flight and Space Exploration Archives at Purdue University. He was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame during ceremonies in May 2014.\r\n\r\nRoss is the author of Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA's Record-Setting Frequent Flyer (Purdue University Press, 2013) with John Norberg. In March 2014 it was announced \"Spacewalker\" will be available in a French translation through the specialist aerospace publisher Altipresse.\r\n\r\nFellow astronaut Chris Hadfield describes Ross in his autobiography, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, as \"the embodiment of the trustworthy, loyal, courteous and brave astronaut archetype.\"", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/jerry2520l.2520ross_image_20181202121238.jpg", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185452.jpeg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_L._Ross", "flights": [ { "id": "6ddd646c-18f8-43db-8171-11d5670cc1a6", "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/6ddd646c-18f8-43db-8171-11d5670cc1a6/?format=api", "launch_library_id": 441, "slug": "space-shuttle-endeavour-ov-105-sts-88", "name": "Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-88", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "1998-12-04T08:35:34Z", "window_end": "1998-12-04T08:35:34Z", "window_start": "1998-12-04T08:35:34Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": -1, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 191, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/191/?format=api", "name": "United Space Alliance", "type": "Commercial" }, "rocket": { "id": 439, "configuration": { "id": 493, "launch_library_id": null, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/493/?format=api", "name": "Space Shuttle", "family": "Space Shuttle", "full_name": "Space Shuttle", "variant": "" } }, "mission": { "id": 867, "launch_library_id": 989, "name": "STS-88", "description": "STS-88 was the first Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). 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