Astronaut Instance
Modes
Levels of detail in the response - list
, normal
, detailed
Example - /astronauts/?mode=list
Filters
Parameters - age
, age__gt
, age__gte
, age__lt
, age__lte
, agency_ids
, date_of_birth
, date_of_birth__gt
, date_of_birth__gte
, date_of_birth__lt
, date_of_birth__lte
, date_of_death
, date_of_death__gt
, date_of_death__gte
, date_of_death__lt
, date_of_death__lte
, first_flight
, first_flight__gt
, first_flight__gte
, first_flight__lt
, first_flight__lte
, flights_count
, flights_count__gt
, flights_count__gte
, flights_count__lt
, flights_count__lte
, has_flown
, in_space
, is_human
, landings_count
, landings_count__gt
, landings_count__gte
, landings_count__lt
, landings_count__lte
, last_flight
, last_flight__gt
, last_flight__gte
, last_flight__lt
, last_flight__lte
, nationality
, status_ids
, type__id
Example - /astronauts/?has_flown=true
Search
Fields searched - agency__abbrev
, agency__name
, name
, nationality__nationality_name
Example - /astronauts/?search=Pesquet
Ordering
Fields - age
, date_of_birth
, eva_time
, flights_count
, id
, landings_count
, last_flight
, name
, spacewalks_count
, status
, time_in_space
Example - /astronauts/?ordering=-time_in_space
Number of results
Use limit
to control the number of objects in the response (max 100)
Example - /astronauts/?limit=2
Format
Switch to JSON output - /astronauts/?format=json
Help
Find all the FAQs and support links on the documentation homepage - ll.thespacedevs.com/docs
GET /2.3.0/astronauts/648/?format=api
https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/648/?format=api", "name": "Joseph A. Walker", "status": { "id": 11, "name": "Deceased" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "abbrev": "NASA", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" } }, "image": { "id": 261, "name": "[AUTO] Joseph A. Walker - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/joseph_a._walke_image_20200711033534.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185351.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "detailed", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "PT2H32M32S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 45, "date_of_birth": "1921-02-20", "date_of_death": "1966-06-08", "nationality": [ { "id": 2, "name": "United States of America", "alpha_2_code": "US", "alpha_3_code": "USA", "nationality_name": "American", "nationality_name_composed": "Americano" } ], "bio": "Joseph Albert Walker was an American World War II pilot, experimental physicist, NASA test pilot, and astronaut. He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_A._Walker", "last_flight": "1963-08-22T18:05:57Z", "first_flight": "1963-01-17T16:59:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 3, "landings_count": 3, "spacewalks_count": 0, "flights": [ { "id": "6da57141-ac4f-4932-8136-1ed6d507b618", "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/launches/6da57141-ac4f-4932-8136-1ed6d507b618/?format=api", "name": "X-15 | Flight 91", "response_mode": "normal", "slug": "x-15-flight-91", "launch_designator": null, "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Launch Successful", "abbrev": "Success", "description": "The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s)." }, "last_updated": "2023-06-14T08:56:14Z", "net": "1963-08-22T18:05:57Z", "net_precision": null, "window_end": "1963-08-22T18:05:57Z", "window_start": "1963-08-22T18:05:57Z", "image": { "id": 1796, "name": "[AUTO] North American X-15 - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/north_american__image_20210813101104.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305193805.png", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "infographic": null, "probability": null, "weather_concerns": null, "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 161, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/161/?format=api", "name": "United States Air Force", "abbrev": "USAF", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" } }, "rocket": { "id": 2570, "configuration": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 209, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/launcher_configurations/209/?format=api", "name": "North American X-15", "families": [], "full_name": "North American X-15", "variant": "" } }, "mission": { "id": 1130, "name": "Flight 91", "type": "Test Flight", "description": "X-15 Flight 91 was a 1963 American crewed mission, and the second and final flight in the program to achieve sub-orbital spaceflight—a flight over 100 km in altitude. It was the highest flight of the X-15 program.", "image": null, "orbit": { "id": 15, "name": "Suborbital", "abbrev": "Sub", "celestial_body": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 1, "name": "Earth" } }, "agencies": [], "info_urls": [], "vid_urls": [] }, "pad": { "id": 112, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/pads/112/?format=api", "active": true, "agencies": [], "name": "Edwards Air Force Base", "image": null, "description": null, "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwards_Air_Force_Base", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=34.905556,-117.883611", "latitude": 34.905556, "longitude": -117.883611, "country": { "id": 2, "name": "United States of America", "alpha_2_code": "US", "alpha_3_code": "USA", "nationality_name": "American", "nationality_name_composed": "Americano" }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_112_20200803143214.jpg", "total_launch_count": 13, "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 0, "fastest_turnaround": "P16DT2H39M", "location": { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 144, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/locations/144/?format=api", "name": "Air launch to Suborbital flight", "celestial_body": { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 1, "name": "Earth", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Planet" }, "diameter": 12742000.0, "mass": 5.972168e+24, "gravity": 9.80655, "length_of_day": "1 00:00:00", "atmosphere": true, "image": { "id": 2040, "name": "Earth (Apollo 17)", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/earth_2528apol_image_20240402194304.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/earth_2528apol_image_thumbnail_20240402194305.jpeg", "credit": "NASA", "license": { "id": 4, "name": "NASA Image and Media Guidelines", "priority": 0, "link": "https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/" }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "description": "Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth", "total_attempted_launches": 7140, "successful_launches": 6598, "failed_launches": 542, "total_attempted_landings": 1098, "successful_landings": 1055, "failed_landings": 43 }, "active": true, "country": { "id": 17, "name": "Unknown", "alpha_2_code": "??", "alpha_3_code": "???", "nationality_name": "Earthling", "nationality_name_composed": "Earthling" }, "description": "", "image": { "id": 32, "name": "[AUTO] Virgin Galactic - 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image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/north_american__image_20210813101104.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305193805.png", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "infographic": null, "probability": null, "weather_concerns": null, "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 161, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/161/?format=api", "name": "United States Air Force", "abbrev": "USAF", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" } }, "rocket": { "id": 2983, "configuration": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 209, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/launcher_configurations/209/?format=api", "name": "North American X-15", "families": [], "full_name": "North American X-15", "variant": "" } }, "mission": { "id": 1408, "name": "Flight 77", "type": "Test Flight", "description": "Flight 77 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in 1963. Piloted by Joseph A. Walker it reached an altitude of 82.7 km.", "image": null, "orbit": { "id": 15, "name": "Suborbital", "abbrev": "Sub", "celestial_body": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 1, "name": "Earth" } }, "agencies": [], "info_urls": [], "vid_urls": [] }, "pad": { "id": 112, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/pads/112/?format=api", "active": true, "agencies": [], "name": "Edwards Air Force Base", "image": null, "description": null, "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwards_Air_Force_Base", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=34.905556,-117.883611", "latitude": 34.905556, "longitude": -117.883611, "country": { "id": 2, "name": "United States of America", "alpha_2_code": "US", "alpha_3_code": "USA", "nationality_name": "American", "nationality_name_composed": "Americano" }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_112_20200803143214.jpg", "total_launch_count": 13, "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 0, "fastest_turnaround": "P16DT2H39M", "location": { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 144, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/locations/144/?format=api", "name": "Air launch to Suborbital flight", "celestial_body": { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 1, "name": "Earth", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Planet" }, "diameter": 12742000.0, "mass": 5.972168e+24, "gravity": 9.80655, "length_of_day": "1 00:00:00", "atmosphere": true, "image": { "id": 2040, "name": "Earth (Apollo 17)", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/earth_2528apol_image_20240402194304.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/earth_2528apol_image_thumbnail_20240402194305.jpeg", "credit": "NASA", "license": { "id": 4, "name": "NASA Image and Media Guidelines", "priority": 0, "link": "https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/" }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "description": "Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth", "total_attempted_launches": 7140, "successful_launches": 6598, "failed_launches": 542, "total_attempted_landings": 1098, "successful_landings": 1055, "failed_landings": 43 }, "active": true, "country": { "id": 17, "name": "Unknown", "alpha_2_code": "??", "alpha_3_code": "???", "nationality_name": "Earthling", "nationality_name_composed": "Earthling" }, "description": "", "image": { "id": 32, "name": "[AUTO] Virgin Galactic - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/virgin_galactic_image_20210522131723.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305184711.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_144_20200803142439.jpg", "longitude": null, "latitude": null, "timezone_name": "", "total_launch_count": 86, "total_landing_count": 0 } }, "webcast_live": false, "program": [ { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 20, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/programs/20/?format=api", "name": "X-15", "image": { "id": 1897, "name": "[AUTO] X-15 - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x-15_program_20210809102752.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305194057.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15", "description": "Experimental hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft.", "agencies": [ { "response_mode": "list", "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "abbrev": "NASA", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" } }, { "response_mode": "list", "id": 161, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/161/?format=api", "name": "United States Air Force", "abbrev": "USAF", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" } } ], "start_date": "1959-03-10T00:00:00Z", "end_date": "1968-12-12T00:00:00Z", "mission_patches": [], "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Human Spaceflight" } } ], "orbital_launch_attempt_count": null, "location_launch_attempt_count": 8, "pad_launch_attempt_count": 2, "agency_launch_attempt_count": 129, "orbital_launch_attempt_count_year": 0, "location_launch_attempt_count_year": 1, "pad_launch_attempt_count_year": 1, "agency_launch_attempt_count_year": 3 }, { "id": "b2c5017d-edc7-44bf-9655-ef05e168b4cf", "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/launches/b2c5017d-edc7-44bf-9655-ef05e168b4cf/?format=api", "name": "X-15 | Flight 90", "response_mode": "normal", "slug": "x-15-flight-90", "launch_designator": null, "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Launch Successful", "abbrev": "Success", "description": "The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s)." }, "last_updated": "2023-06-14T08:56:14Z", "net": "1963-07-19T18:20:05Z", "net_precision": null, "window_end": "1963-07-19T18:20:05Z", "window_start": "1963-07-19T18:20:05Z", "image": { "id": 1796, "name": "[AUTO] North American X-15 - 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