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 /2.2.0/astronaut/?mode=detailed
FILTERS: Parameters - 'name', 'status', 'nationality', 'agency__name', 'agency__abbrev', 'date_of_birth', 'date_of_death', 'status_ids', 'is_human', 'type__id', 'has_flown', 'in_space' Example - /2.2.0/astronaut/?nationality=American
SEARCH EXAMPLE: /2.2.0/astronaut/?search=armstrong Searches through name, nationality and agency name
ORDERING: Fields - 'name', 'status', 'date_of_birth' Example - /2.2.0/astronaut/?order=name
GET /2.2.0/astronaut/286/?format=api
{ "id": 286, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/286/?format=api", "name": "Ulrich Walter", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P9DT23H40M", "eva_time": "P0D", "agency": { "id": 29, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/29/?format=api", "name": "German Aerospace Center", "type": "Government" }, "age": 71, "date_of_birth": "1954-02-09", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "German", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "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.", "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ulrich2520walter_image_20181201225144.jpg", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190635.jpeg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulrich_Walter", "flights": [ { "id": "90c13c99-7c42-4e8a-87a0-e6b507d6942b", "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/90c13c99-7c42-4e8a-87a0-e6b507d6942b/?format=api", "slug": "space-shuttle-columbia-ov-102-sts-55", "name": "Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-55", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Launch Successful", "abbrev": "Success", "description": "The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s)." }, "last_updated": "2023-06-14T08:48:36Z", "net": "1993-04-26T14:50:00Z", "window_end": "1993-04-26T14:50:00Z", "window_start": "1993-04-26T14:50:00Z", "net_precision": null, "probability": -1, "weather_concerns": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": null, "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 192, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/192/?format=api", "name": "Lockheed Space Operations Company", "type": "Commercial" }, "rocket": { "id": 365, "configuration": { "id": 493, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/config/launcher/493/?format=api", "name": "Space Shuttle", "family": "", "full_name": "Space Shuttle", "variant": "" } }, "mission": { "id": 743, "name": "STS-55", "description": "STS-55 (Space Transportation System 55), or D-2 was the 55th overall flight of the US Space Shuttle and the 14th flight of Shuttle Columbia. 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