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/864/?format=api
{ "id": 864, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/864/?format=api", "name": "Fei Wu", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P0D", "eva_time": "P0D", "agency": { "id": 17, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/17/?format=api", "name": "China National Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "age": 32, "date_of_birth": "1993-10-01", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Chinese", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Wu Fei is a Chinese astronaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force in January 2021, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in October 2015. He was a engineer at the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) prior to joining the astronaut corps.", "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/fei_wu_image_20251030081821.jpg", "profile_image_thumbnail": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/fei_wu_image_thumbnail_20251030081821.jpeg", "wiki": null, "flights": [], "landings": [ { "id": 875, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/spacecraft/flight/875/?format=api", "destination": "Tiangong space station", "mission_end": null, "spacecraft": { "id": 610, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/spacecraft/610/?format=api", "name": "Shenzhou 21", "serial_number": "21", "is_placeholder": false, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P0D", "time_docked": "P0D", "flights_count": 0, "mission_ends_count": 0, "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "description": "Spacecraft used to launch 3 astronauts on the 10th crewed mission to the Chinese Space Station.", "spacecraft_config": { "id": 2, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/config/spacecraft/2/?format=api", "name": "Shenzhou", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Capsule" }, "agency": { "id": 17, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/17/?format=api", "name": "China National Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "in_use": true, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/shenzhou_image_20190207032522.jpeg" } }, "launch": { "id": "5ca83f30-9e3d-439c-ac1d-b57953943355", "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/5ca83f30-9e3d-439c-ac1d-b57953943355/?format=api", "slug": "long-march-2fg-shenzhou-21", "name": "Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 21", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Go for Launch", "abbrev": "Go", "description": "Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources." }, "last_updated": "2025-10-20T17:19:02Z", "net": "2025-10-31T15:44:00Z", "window_end": "2025-10-31T16:14:00Z", "window_start": "2025-10-31T15:34:00Z", "net_precision": { "id": 1, "name": "Minute", "abbrev": "MIN", "description": "The T-0 is accurate to the minute." }, "probability": null, "weather_concerns": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 88, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/88/?format=api", "name": "China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation", "type": "Government" }, "rocket": { "id": 8559, "configuration": { "id": 84, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/config/launcher/84/?format=api", "name": "Long March 2", "family": "Long March", "full_name": "Long March 2F/G", "variant": "F/G" } }, "mission": { "id": 7150, "name": "Shenzhou 21", "description": "Tenth crewed flight to the Chinese space station.", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Human Exploration", "orbit": { "id": 8, "name": "Low Earth Orbit", "abbrev": "LEO" }, "agencies": [ { "id": 17, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/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. 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