Spaceflight Flight Instance
API endpoint that allows a flight of a specific Spacecraft instances to be viewed.
GET:
Return a list of all the existing Spacecraft flights.
FILTERS:
Parameters - 'spacecraft'
Example - /api/2.2.0/spacecraft/flight/?spacecraft=37
GET /2.2.0/spacecraft/flight/189/?format=api
{ "id": 189, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/spacecraft/flight/189/?format=api", "mission_end": "2009-03-28T19:13:00Z", "destination": "International Space Station", "launch_crew": [ { "id": 2441, "role": { "id": 1, "role": "Commander", "priority": 0 }, "astronaut": { "id": 517, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/517/?format=api", "name": "Lee Archambault", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P26DT15H40M56S", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1960-08-25", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Lee Joseph \"Bru\" Archambault is an American test pilot and former NASA astronaut. He has logged over 4,250 flight hours in more than 30 different aircraft. Archambault is married with three children. His hobbies include bicycling, weightlifting, and playing ice hockey. Archambault has received numerous awards and honors throughout his life. He has also flown two Space Shuttle missions, as pilot of STS-117 in 2007 and as commander of STS-119 in 2009. Archambault left NASA in 2013 after a 15-year career with the agency in order to become a test pilot for Sierra Nevada Corporation on their Dream Chaser orbital spaceplane project.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/lee_archambault_image_20220911033808.jpeg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Archambault", "last_flight": "2009-03-15T23:43:00Z", "first_flight": "2007-06-08T23:38:04Z" } }, { "id": 2443, "role": { "id": 2, "role": "Pilot", "priority": 2 }, "astronaut": { "id": 539, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/539/?format=api", "name": "Dominic A. Antonelli", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P24DT13H59M", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1967-08-23", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Dominic Anthony \"Tony\" Antonelli is a retired NASA astronaut.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/dominic2520a.2520antonelli_image_20181203165212.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_A._Antonelli", "last_flight": "2010-05-14T18:20:00Z", "first_flight": "2009-03-15T23:43:00Z" } }, { "id": 2446, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 19, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/19/?format=api", "name": "Richard R. Arnold", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P209DT13H30M37S", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1963-11-26", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": "https://twitter.com/astro_ricky", "instagram": "https://www.instagram.com/astro_ricky/", "bio": "Richard Robert \"Ricky\" Arnold II is an American educator and a NASA astronaut. He flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-119, which launched March 15, 2009 and delivered the final set of solar arrays to the International Space Station. He launched again in 2018 to the ISS, onboard Soyuz MS-08.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/richard_r._arno_image_20220911034515.jpeg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_R._Arnold", "last_flight": "2018-03-21T17:44:23Z", "first_flight": "2009-03-15T23:43:00Z" } }, { "id": 2101, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 507, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/507/?format=api", "name": "John L. Phillips", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P203DT17H22M53S", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1951-04-15", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "John Lynch Phillips is a NASA astronaut. Phillips is also a Naval Aviator and retired captain, United States Navy Reserve. Phillips has received numerous awards and special honors. He is a National Merit Scholar, graduated 2nd in his class of 906 people at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1972. Phillips has also been awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, the Gagarin Medal and several others. Phillips has logged over 4,400 flight hours and 250 aircraft carrier landings, flying the A-7 Corsair II carrier-based light attack aircraft while on active duty in the Regular Navy and subsequently during his time as a Navy Reservist from 1982 to 2002. At the time of his retirement, Phillips had retained the rank of captain.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/john_l._phillip_image_20220911033649.jpeg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Phillips", "last_flight": "2009-03-15T23:43:00Z", "first_flight": "2001-04-19T18:40:42Z" } }, { "id": 2445, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 560, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/560/?format=api", "name": "Joseph M. Acaba", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P306DT35M35S", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1967-05-17", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": "https://twitter.com/AstroAcaba", "instagram": null, "bio": "Joseph Michael \"Joe\" Acaba is an American educator, hydrogeologist, and NASA astronaut. In May 2004 he became the first person of Puerto Rican heritage to be named as a NASA astronaut candidate, when he was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Training Group 19. He completed his training on February 10, 2006 and was assigned to STS-119, which flew from March 15 to March 28, 2009 to deliver the final set of solar arrays to the International Space Station. 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.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/joseph2520m.2520acaba_image_20181203171712.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_M._Acaba", "last_flight": "2017-09-12T21:17:02Z", "first_flight": "2009-03-15T23:43:00Z" } }, { "id": 2376, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 535, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/535/?format=api", "name": "Steven Swanson", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P195DT20H46M33S", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1960-12-03", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Steven Ray Swanson is an American Engineer and a retired NASA astronaut. He is married and has three children. He has received numerous awards and honors. These include the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal and the JSC Certificate of Accommodation and many others. Prior to becoming a NASA astronaut, Swanson worked for GTE in Phoenix, Arizona, as a software engineer. Swanson has flown two shuttle flights, STS-117 and STS-119. He has logged over 4,700 hours in space and completed four spacewalks totaling 26 hours and 14 minutes. Swanson has also served in other roles at NASA, such as a CAPCOM for both International Space Station and Space Shuttle missions.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/steven_swanson_image_20220911034405.jpeg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Swanson", "last_flight": "2014-03-25T21:17:23Z", "first_flight": "2007-06-08T23:38:04Z" } }, { "id": 1910, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 285, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/285/?format=api", "name": "Koichi Wakata", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P504DT18H32M29S", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "id": 37, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/37/?format=api", "name": "Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1963-08-01", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Japanese", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "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.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/koichi2520wakata_image_20181201225047.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koichi_Wakata", "last_flight": "2022-10-05T16:00:57Z", "first_flight": "1996-01-11T09:41:00Z" } } ], "onboard_crew": [], "landing_crew": [ { "id": 553, "role": { "id": 1, "role": "Commander", "priority": 0 }, "astronaut": { "id": 517, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/517/?format=api", "name": "Lee Archambault", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P26DT15H40M56S", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1960-08-25", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Lee Joseph \"Bru\" Archambault is an American test pilot and former NASA astronaut. He has logged over 4,250 flight hours in more than 30 different aircraft. Archambault is married with three children. His hobbies include bicycling, weightlifting, and playing ice hockey. Archambault has received numerous awards and honors throughout his life. He has also flown two Space Shuttle missions, as pilot of STS-117 in 2007 and as commander of STS-119 in 2009. Archambault left NASA in 2013 after a 15-year career with the agency in order to become a test pilot for Sierra Nevada Corporation on their Dream Chaser orbital spaceplane project.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/lee_archambault_image_20220911033808.jpeg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Archambault", "last_flight": "2009-03-15T23:43:00Z", "first_flight": "2007-06-08T23:38:04Z" } }, { "id": 2444, "role": { "id": 2, "role": "Pilot", "priority": 2 }, "astronaut": { "id": 539, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/539/?format=api", "name": "Dominic A. 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Arnold", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P209DT13H30M37S", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1963-11-26", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": "https://twitter.com/astro_ricky", "instagram": "https://www.instagram.com/astro_ricky/", "bio": "Richard Robert \"Ricky\" Arnold II is an American educator and a NASA astronaut. He flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-119, which launched March 15, 2009 and delivered the final set of solar arrays to the International Space Station. He launched again in 2018 to the ISS, onboard Soyuz MS-08.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/richard_r._arno_image_20220911034515.jpeg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_R._Arnold", "last_flight": "2018-03-21T17:44:23Z", "first_flight": "2009-03-15T23:43:00Z" } }, { "id": 424, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 507, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/507/?format=api", "name": "John L. 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Phillips has logged over 4,400 flight hours and 250 aircraft carrier landings, flying the A-7 Corsair II carrier-based light attack aircraft while on active duty in the Regular Navy and subsequently during his time as a Navy Reservist from 1982 to 2002. At the time of his retirement, Phillips had retained the rank of captain.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/john_l._phillip_image_20220911033649.jpeg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Phillips", "last_flight": "2009-03-15T23:43:00Z", "first_flight": "2001-04-19T18:40:42Z" } }, { "id": 555, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 560, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/560/?format=api", "name": "Joseph M. 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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.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/joseph2520m.2520acaba_image_20181203171712.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_M._Acaba", "last_flight": "2017-09-12T21:17:02Z", "first_flight": "2009-03-15T23:43:00Z" } }, { "id": 2163, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 502, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/502/?format=api", "name": "Sandra Magnus", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P157DT8H44M9S", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1964-10-30", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Sandra Hall Magnus is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. She returned to Earth with the crew of STS-119 Discovery on March 28, 2009, after having spent 134 days in orbit. She was assigned to the crew of STS-135, the final mission of the Space Shuttle. 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He is married and has three children. He has received numerous awards and honors. These include the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal and the JSC Certificate of Accommodation and many others. Prior to becoming a NASA astronaut, Swanson worked for GTE in Phoenix, Arizona, as a software engineer. Swanson has flown two shuttle flights, STS-117 and STS-119. He has logged over 4,700 hours in space and completed four spacewalks totaling 26 hours and 14 minutes. 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