Astronaut List
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/?format=api&offset=60&ordering=status
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Acaba served as a Flight Engineer aboard the International Space Station, having launched on May 15, 2012. He arrived at the space station on May 17 and returned to Earth on September 17, 2012. Acaba returned to the International Space Station in 2017 as a member of Expedition 53/54.", "twitter": "https://twitter.com/AstroAcaba", "instagram": null, "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_M._Acaba", "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "featured": true, "type": "Government", "country_code": "USA", "abbrev": "NASA", "description": "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. 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She later earned a master’s degree in computational and applied mathematics from Rice University. Ayers is an experienced combat aviator with more than 200 combat hours and more than 1,150 hours of total flight time in the T-38 and the F-22 Raptor fighter jet. Ayers led the first ever all-woman formation of the aircraft in combat.\r\n\r\nExact date of birth unknown.", "twitter": "https://twitter.com/Astro_Ayers", "instagram": "https://www.instagram.com/astro_ayers", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichole_Ayers", "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "featured": true, "type": "Government", "country_code": "USA", "abbrev": "NASA", "description": "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. 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His first spaceflight was a 10-day Space Shuttle mission STS-112. His second was a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as a Flight Engineer for Expedition 15; for this mission he was launched in the Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft. He has undertaken two further long-duration stays aboard the ISS, as a crew member of Expedition 24 / 25. For this mission he was launched with the spacecraft Soyuz TMA-19, and he landed in November 2010, also with the TMA-19 spacecraft. He served as Soyuz Commander for his fourth mission aboard Soyuz TMA-09M, as Flight Engineer for Expedition 36 and ISS Commander for Expedition 37. In April 2017, Yurchikhin launched on Soyuz MS-04 for the fifth spaceflight of his career, a six-month mission to the ISS as part of Expedition 51 and 52, for which he was the Commander.", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyodor_Yurchikhin", "agency": { "id": 63, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/63/?format=api", "name": "Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)", "featured": true, "type": "Government", "country_code": "RUS", "abbrev": "RFSA", "description": "The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. 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Yang Liwei was picked for the flight, with Zhai Zhigang ranked second ahead of Niè Hǎishèng.\r\n\r\nNie went into orbit, along with Fei Junlong (commander), as flight engineer of the Shenzhou 6 flight on 12 October 2005. The mission lasted just under five days.\r\n\r\nHe was selected to be the commander of the backup crew for the Shenzhou 9 mission. In 2013, Nie was selected to command the Shenzhou 10 second manned space mission to the first Chinese space station Tiangong 1. He became the first officer hold general rank at the time of their launch in the Chinese program with the Shenzhou 10 mission.", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nie_Haisheng", "agency": { "id": 17, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/17/?format=api", "name": "China National Space Administration", "featured": true, "type": "Government", "country_code": "CHN", "abbrev": "CNSA", "description": "The China National Space Administration (CNSA) is the national space agency of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for the national space program and for planning and development of space activities. CNSA and China Aerospace Corporation (CASC) assumed the authority over space development efforts previously held by the Ministry of Aerospace Industry. 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Backup pilot for the Axiom Space Mission 2, Pilon for the Axiom Space Mission 3, qualified on Soyuz, ISS systems, and Orlan for EVA activities.", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Villadei", "agency": { "id": 1050, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/1050/?format=api", "name": "Italian Air Force", "featured": false, "type": "Government", "country_code": "ITA", "abbrev": "IAF", "description": "The Italian Air Force is the air force of the Italian Republic. The Italian Air Force was founded as an independent service arm on 28 March 1923 by King Victor Emmanuel III as the Regia Aeronautica (\"Royal Air Force\"). After World War II, when Italy became a republic following a referendum, the Regia Aeronautica was given its current name.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": "1923", "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image_url": null }, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/walter_villadei_image_20231230180121.jpeg", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185221.jpeg", "last_flight": "2024-01-18T21:49:11Z", "first_flight": "2023-06-29T15:28:38Z" }, { "id": 285, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/285/?format=api", "name": "Koichi Wakata", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1963-08-01", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Japanese", "bio": "Koichi Wakata (若田 光一 Wakata Kōichi, born 1 August 1963) is a Japanese engineer and a JAXA astronaut. Wakata is a veteran of four NASA Space Shuttle missions, a Russian Soyuz mission, and a long-duration stay on the International Space Station. During a nearly two-decade career in spaceflight, he has logged more than eleven months in space. During Expedition 39, he became the first Japanese commander of the International Space Station. Wakata flew on the Soyuz TMA-11M/Expedition 38/Expedition 39 long duration spaceflight from 7 November 2013 to 13 May 2014. During this spaceflight he was accompanied by Kirobo, the first humanoid robot astronaut.", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koichi_Wakata", "agency": { "id": 37, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/37/?format=api", "name": "Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency", "featured": true, "type": "Government", "country_code": "JPN", "abbrev": "JAXA", "description": "The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national aero-space agency. 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It is developing commercial spacecraft and aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists. Virgin Galactic's suborbital spacecraft are air launched from beneath a carrier airplane known as White Knight Two.", "administrator": "Founder: Richard Branson", "founding_year": "2004", "launchers": "VMS Eve", "spacecraft": "VSS Enterprise | VSS Unity", "parent": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/virgin_galactic_image_20210522131723.jpeg" }, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/clint_nichols_image_20210522145635.jpg", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185803.jpeg", "last_flight": "2013-09-05T12:00:00Z", "first_flight": "2010-11-17T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": 514, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/514/?format=api", "name": "Jeffrey Williams", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1958-01-18", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "bio": "Jeffrey Nels Williams is a retired United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of four space flights and formerly held the American record for most days spent in space, which was surpassed in April 2017 by his colleague Peggy Whitson.", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Williams_(astronaut)", "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "featured": true, "type": "Government", "country_code": "USA", "abbrev": "NASA", "description": "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. 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