Astronaut List
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/?format=api&offset=330&ordering=-date_of_birth
{ "count": 813, "next": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=340&ordering=-date_of_birth", "previous": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=320&ordering=-date_of_birth", "results": [ { "id": 459, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/459/?format=api", "name": "Mary Ellen Weber", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "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": 635, "name": "[AUTO] Mary Ellen Weber - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/mary_ellen_webe_image_20220911034337.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190353.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P18DT18H28M55S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 63, "date_of_birth": "1962-01-01", "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": "Mary Ellen Weber is an American executive, scientist, aviator, speaker, and a former NASA astronaut.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ellen_Weber", "last_flight": "2000-05-19T10:11:10Z", "first_flight": "1995-07-13T13:41:55Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 2, "landings_count": 2, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 190, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/190/?format=api", "name": "Yuri Malenchenko", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 63, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/63/?format=api", "name": "Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)", "abbrev": "RFSA", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" } }, "image": { "id": 441, "name": "[AUTO] Yuri Malenchenko - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/yuri2520malenchenko_image_20181201174359.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185848.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P827DT9H21M40S", "eva_time": "P1DT10H54M", "age": 63, "date_of_birth": "1961-12-22", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 5, "name": "Russia", "alpha_2_code": "RU", "alpha_3_code": "RUS", "nationality_name": "Russian", "nationality_name_composed": "Russo" } ], "bio": "Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (Russian: Юрий Иванович Маленченко; born December 22, 1961) is a retired Russian cosmonaut. Malenchenko became the first person to marry in space, on 10 August 2003, when he married Ekaterina Dmitrieva, who was in Texas, while he was 240 miles over New Zealand, on the International Space Station. As of June 2016, Malenchenko ranks second for career time in space due to his time on both Mir and the International Space Station (ISS). He is a former Commander of the International Space Station.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Malenchenko", "last_flight": "2015-12-15T11:03:09Z", "first_flight": "1994-07-01T12:24:50Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 6, "landings_count": 6, "spacewalks_count": 6 }, { "id": 521, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/521/?format=api", "name": "Alan G. Poindexter", "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": 338, "name": "[AUTO] Alan G. Poindexter - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/alan2520g.2520poindexter_image_20190426143719.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185608.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P27DT21H8M8S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 50, "date_of_birth": "1961-11-05", "date_of_death": "2012-07-01", "nationality": [ { "id": 2, "name": "United States of America", "alpha_2_code": "US", "alpha_3_code": "USA", "nationality_name": "American", "nationality_name_composed": "Americano" } ], "bio": "Alan Goodwin \"Dex\" Poindexter was an American naval officer and a NASA astronaut. Poindexter was selected in the 1998 NASA Group (G17) and went into orbit aboard Space Shuttle missions STS-122, and STS-131.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_G._Poindexter", "last_flight": "2010-04-05T10:21:22Z", "first_flight": "2008-02-07T19:45:30Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 2, "landings_count": 2, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 144, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/144/?format=api", "name": "Charles \"Scorch\" Hobaugh", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "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": 492, "name": "[AUTO] Charles \"Scorch\" Hobaugh - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/charles25202522scorch25222520hobaugh_image_20181129210256.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190008.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P36DT7H46M10S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 63, "date_of_birth": "1961-11-05", "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": "Charles Owen \"Scorch\" Hobaugh is a former NASA astronaut and a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer. He has had three spaceflights, all of which were Space Shuttle missions to the International Space Station, lasting between 10 and 13 days.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_O._Hobaugh", "last_flight": "2009-11-16T19:28:09Z", "first_flight": "2001-07-12T09:03:59Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 3, "landings_count": 3, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 542, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/542/?format=api", "name": "Ronald J. Garan Jr.", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "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": 238, "name": "[AUTO] Ronald J. Garan Jr. - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ronald_j._garan_image_20220911034532.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185313.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P177DT23H53M28S", "eva_time": "P1DT3H3M", "age": 63, "date_of_birth": "1961-10-30", "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": "Ronald John Garan Jr. is a NASA astronaut. After graduating from State University of New York College at Oneonta in 1982, he joined the Air Force, becoming a Second Lieutenant in 1984. He became an F-16 pilot, and flew combat missions in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Before becoming an astronaut he was the Operations Officer of the 40th Flight Test Squadron (FTS). He first flew in space as a Mission Specialist on the STS-124 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). He returned to ISS on April 4, 2011, for a six-month stay as a member of Expedition 27.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_J._Garan_Jr.", "last_flight": "2011-04-04T22:18:20Z", "first_flight": "2008-05-31T21:02:12Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 2, "landings_count": 2, "spacewalks_count": 4 }, { "id": 473, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/473/?format=api", "name": "Susan Kilrain", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "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": 682, "name": "[AUTO] Susan Kilrain - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/susan2520kilrain_image_20181202151705.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190507.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P19DT15H57M26S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 63, "date_of_birth": "1961-10-24", "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": "Susan Kilrain is an engineer, a former United States Navy officer, and a former NASA astronaut.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Kilrain", "last_flight": "1997-07-01T18:02:02Z", "first_flight": "1997-04-04T19:20:32Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 151, "social_media": { "id": 1, "name": "X", "url": "https://x.com", "logo": { "id": 2320, "name": "X logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x_logo_image_20250211191027.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x_logo_image_thumbnail_20250211191027.jpeg", "credit": "X", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] } }, "url": "https://twitter.com/Astro_Susan" } ], "flights_count": 2, "landings_count": 2, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 492, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/492/?format=api", "name": "William C. McCool", "status": { "id": 4, "name": "Lost In Flight" }, "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": 603, "name": "[AUTO] William C. McCool - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/william_c._mcco_image_20220911034529.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190303.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P15DT22H20M", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 41, "date_of_birth": "1961-09-23", "date_of_death": "2003-02-01", "nationality": [ { "id": 2, "name": "United States of America", "alpha_2_code": "US", "alpha_3_code": "USA", "nationality_name": "American", "nationality_name_composed": "Americano" } ], "bio": "William Cameron \"Willie\" McCool was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut, who was the pilot of Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-107. He and the rest of the crew of STS-107 were killed when Columbia disintegrated during re-entry into the atmosphere. He was the youngest male member of the crew. McCool was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_C._McCool", "last_flight": "2003-01-16T15:39:00Z", "first_flight": "2003-01-16T15:39:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 472, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/472/?format=api", "name": "Pamela Melroy", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "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": 288, "name": "[AUTO] Pamela Melroy - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/pamela_melroy_image_20220911033725.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185438.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P38DT20H2M50S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 63, "date_of_birth": "1961-09-17", "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": "Pamela Anne Melroy is a retired United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut. She served as pilot on Space Shuttle missions STS-92 and STS-112 and commanded mission STS-120 before leaving the agency in August 2009. After serving as Deputy Program Manager, Space Exploration Initiatives with Lockheed Martin, Melroy joined the Federal Aviation Administration in 2011, where she was a senior technical advisor and director of field operations for the FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation.\r\n\r\nIn 2013, she left the FAA and joined DARPA as Deputy Director of the Tactical Technology Office. She left the agency in February, 2017.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Melroy", "last_flight": "2007-10-23T15:38:19Z", "first_flight": "2000-10-11T23:17:00Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 54, "social_media": { "id": 1, "name": "X", "url": "https://x.com", "logo": { "id": 2320, "name": "X logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x_logo_image_20250211191027.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x_logo_image_thumbnail_20250211191027.jpeg", "credit": "X", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] } }, "url": "https://twitter.com/Astro_Pam" } ], "flights_count": 3, "landings_count": 3, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 16, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/16/?format=api", "name": "Christopher Ferguson", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 80, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/80/?format=api", "name": "Boeing", "abbrev": "BA", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" } }, "image": { "id": 752, "name": "[AUTO] Christopher Ferguson - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/christopher2520ferguson_image_20181127212540.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190705.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 7, "name": "Commercial" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P40DT10H3M22S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 63, "date_of_birth": "1961-09-01", "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": "Christopher J. Ferguson is a Boeing commercial astronaut and a retired United States Navy Captain and NASA astronaut. He was the pilot of Space Shuttle Atlantis on his first mission to space, STS-115, which launched on September 9, 2006 and returned to Earth on September 21, 2006. He then commanded STS-126 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. In 2011, he was assigned as commander of STS-135, which was the final mission of the space shuttle program.\r\n\r\nOn December 9, 2011, he retired from NASA and is now currently director of Crew and Mission Operations for Boeing's Commercial Crew Program. In August 2018, Ferguson was assigned to the first test flight of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Ferguson", "last_flight": "2011-07-08T15:29:04Z", "first_flight": "2006-09-09T15:14:55Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 22, "social_media": { "id": 1, "name": "X", "url": "https://x.com", "logo": { "id": 2320, "name": "X logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x_logo_image_20250211191027.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x_logo_image_thumbnail_20250211191027.jpeg", "credit": "X", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] } }, "url": "https://twitter.com/Astro_Ferg" } ], "flights_count": 3, "landings_count": 3, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 474, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/474/?format=api", "name": "Frederick W. Sturckow", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 1024, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1024/?format=api", "name": "Virgin Galactic", "abbrev": "VG", "type": { "id": 5, "name": "Private" } }, "image": { "id": 698, "name": "[AUTO] Frederick W. Sturckow - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/frederick_w._st_image_20210522153643.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190532.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Private" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P51DT11H57M51S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 63, "date_of_birth": "1961-08-11", "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": "Frederick Wilford \"Rick\" Sturckow is an Engineer, retired United States Marine Corps officer, former NASA astronaut, and commercial spacecraft pilot. Sturckow is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. He flew on STS-88 and STS-105 as a pilot and STS-117 and STS-128 as a commander. All four missions docked with the International Space Station, making Sturckow one of two people to visit the station four times. Sturckow later was assigned to the Johnson Space Center as a CAPCOM. He left NASA in 2013 to become a pilot for Virgin Galactic.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_W._Sturckow", "last_flight": "2024-01-26T17:42:05Z", "first_flight": "1998-12-04T08:35:34Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 17, "landings_count": 17, "spacewalks_count": 0 } ] }
