Astronaut Instance | Launch Library 2

Modes

Levels of detail in the response - list, normal, detailed

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/873/?format=api

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
  "id": 873,
  "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/873/?format=api",
  "name": "Lauren Edgar",
  "status": {
    "id": 3,
    "name": "In-Training"
  },
  "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": 2608,
    "name": "Lauren Edgar official portrait",
    "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/lauren_edgar_of_image_20251205152518.jpg",
    "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/lauren_edgar_of_image_thumbnail_20251205152518.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": []
  },
  "response_mode": "detailed",
  "type": {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "Government"
  },
  "in_space": false,
  "time_in_space": "P0D",
  "eva_time": "P0D",
  "age": 40,
  "date_of_birth": "1985-08-17",
  "date_of_death": null,
  "nationality": [
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "United States of America",
      "alpha_2_code": "US",
      "alpha_3_code": "USA",
      "nationality_name": "American",
      "nationality_name_composed": "Americano"
    }
  ],
  "bio": "American geologist and NASA astronaut candidate.",
  "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Edgar",
  "last_flight": null,
  "first_flight": null,
  "social_media_links": [
    {
      "id": 357,
      "social_media": {
        "id": 2,
        "name": "Instagram",
        "url": "https://instagram.com",
        "logo": {
          "id": 2322,
          "name": "Instagram logo",
          "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/instagram_logo_image_20250211191139.png",
          "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/instagram_logo_image_thumbnail_20250211191139.png",
          "credit": "Instagram",
          "license": {
            "id": 1,
            "name": "Unknown",
            "priority": 9,
            "link": null
          },
          "single_use": true,
          "variants": []
        }
      },
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/astronautedgar/"
    },
    {
      "id": 358,
      "social_media": {
        "id": 7,
        "name": "Facebook",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/",
        "logo": {
          "id": 2420,
          "name": "Facebook logo",
          "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/facebook_logo_image_20250721163611.png",
          "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/facebook_logo_image_thumbnail_20250721163611.png",
          "credit": "Facebook",
          "license": {
            "id": 1,
            "name": "Unknown",
            "priority": 9,
            "link": null
          },
          "single_use": true,
          "variants": []
        }
      },
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/people/NASA-Astronaut-Lauren-Edgar/61581381330125/"
    },
    {
      "id": 359,
      "social_media": {
        "id": 4,
        "name": "LinkedIn",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/",
        "logo": {
          "id": 2321,
          "name": "LinkedIn logo",
          "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/linkedin_logo_image_20250211191111.png",
          "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/linkedin_logo_image_thumbnail_20250211191112.png",
          "credit": "LinkedIn",
          "license": {
            "id": 1,
            "name": "Unknown",
            "priority": 9,
            "link": null
          },
          "single_use": true,
          "variants": []
        }
      },
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-edgar-a026b914/"
    }
  ],
  "flights_count": 0,
  "landings_count": 0,
  "spacewalks_count": 0,
  "flights": [],
  "landings": [],
  "spacewalks": []
}