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=490&ordering=-last_flight
{ "count": 807, "next": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=500&ordering=-last_flight", "previous": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=480&ordering=-last_flight", "results": [ { "id": 427, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/427/?format=api", "name": "Terrence W. Wilcutt", "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": 852, "name": "[AUTO] Terrence W. Wilcutt - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/terrence2520w.2520wilcutt_image_20181202142456.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190940.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": "P42DT2M8S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 75, "date_of_birth": "1949-10-31", "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": "Terrence Wade Wilcutt is a United States Marine Corps officer and a NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. Wilcutt is currently the Director of Safety and Mission Assurance, Johnson Space Center.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrence_W._Wilcutt", "last_flight": "2000-09-08T12:45:47Z", "first_flight": "1994-09-30T11:16:01Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 4, "landings_count": 4, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 121, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/121/?format=api", "name": "James Halsell", "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": 423, "name": "[AUTO] James Halsell - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/james2520halsell_image_20181129201925.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185820.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": "P52DT10H31M32S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 68, "date_of_birth": "1956-09-29", "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": "James Halsell was an Air Force Test Pilot when he was selected by NASA to become an Astronaut in 1990. He was a veteran of five flights totalling over 1,250 hours in space, pilot of two STS missions and commander of three. He also served as a manager for Shuttle Launch Integration and Space Shuttle Program manager. After the Columbia accident he led the NASA Return to Flight Planning team.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_D._Halsell", "last_flight": "2000-05-19T10:11:10Z", "first_flight": "1994-07-08T16:43:01Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 5, "landings_count": 5, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "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": 441, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/441/?format=api", "name": "Janice E. Voss", "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": 264, "name": "[AUTO] Janice E. Voss - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/janice2520e.2520voss_image_20190426143718.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185357.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": "P49DT4H4M20S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 55, "date_of_birth": "1956-10-08", "date_of_death": "2012-02-06", "nationality": [ { "id": 2, "name": "United States of America", "alpha_2_code": "US", "alpha_3_code": "USA", "nationality_name": "American", "nationality_name_composed": "Americano" } ], "bio": "Janice Elaine Voss was an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. She flew in space five times, jointly holding the record for American women. Voss died on February 6, 2012, from breast cancer.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janice_E._Voss", "last_flight": "2000-02-11T17:43:40Z", "first_flight": "1993-06-21T13:07:22Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 5, "landings_count": 5, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 443, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/443/?format=api", "name": "Kevin R. Kregel", "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": 657, "name": "[AUTO] Kevin R. Kregel - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/kevin2520r.2520kregel_image_20181202144141.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190429.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": "P52DT18H21M25S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 68, "date_of_birth": "1956-09-16", "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": "Kevin Richard Kregel is an American former astronaut, and former member of the Space Launch Initiative Project at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_R._Kregel", "last_flight": "2000-02-11T17:43:40Z", "first_flight": "1995-07-13T13:41:55Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 4, "landings_count": 4, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 264, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/264/?format=api", "name": "Gerhard Thiele", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 27, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/27/?format=api", "name": "European Space Agency", "abbrev": "ESA", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Multinational" } }, "image": { "id": 691, "name": "[AUTO] Gerhard Thiele - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/gerhard2520thiele_image_20181201222259.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190520.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": "P11DT5H39M20S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 71, "date_of_birth": "1953-09-02", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 4, "name": "Germany", "alpha_2_code": "DE", "alpha_3_code": "DEU", "nationality_name": "German", "nationality_name_composed": "Germano" } ], "bio": "Dr. Gerhard Paul Julius Thiele (born September 2, 1953) is a German physicist and a former ESA astronaut.\r\nIn 1996, he was selected by the German Space Agency to receive Space Shuttle Mission Specialist training at NASA. In August 1998, he joined the European Space Agency (ESA), into which the German national team was integrated. In 2000, he completed his only spaceflight, the STS-99 Shuttle Radar Topography Mission.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Thiele", "last_flight": "2000-02-11T17:43:40Z", "first_flight": "2000-02-11T17:43:40Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 201, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/201/?format=api", "name": "Mamoru Mohri", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 37, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/37/?format=api", "name": "Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency", "abbrev": "JAXA", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" } }, "image": { "id": 465, "name": "[AUTO] Mamoru Mohri - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/mamoru2520mohri_image_20181201180028.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185926.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": "P19DT4H9M20S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 77, "date_of_birth": "1948-01-29", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 28, "name": "Japan", "alpha_2_code": "JP", "alpha_3_code": "JPN", "nationality_name": "Japanese", "nationality_name_composed": "Nippo" } ], "bio": "Mamoru “Mark” Mohri (毛利 衛 Mōri Mamoru, born 29 January 1948), AM is a Japanese scientist, a former NASDA astronaut, and a veteran of two NASA space shuttle missions.\r\nMohri was selected by the National Space Development Agency of Japan (now JAXA) to train as a payload specialist for a Japanese materials science payload. He flew his first space mission aboard STS-47 in 1992 as chief payload specialist for Spacelab-J. Mohri subsequently made another trip into space as part of mission STS-99 in 2000.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru_Mohri", "last_flight": "2000-02-11T17:43:40Z", "first_flight": "1992-09-12T14:23:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 2, "landings_count": 2, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 2, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/2/?format=api", "name": "Claude Nicollier", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 27, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/27/?format=api", "name": "European Space Agency", "abbrev": "ESA", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Multinational" } }, "image": { "id": 328, "name": "[AUTO] Claude Nicollier - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/claude2520nicollier_image_20181127203218.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185551.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": "P42DT12H3M12S", "eva_time": "PT8H10M", "age": 80, "date_of_birth": "1944-09-02", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 8, "name": "Switzerland", "alpha_2_code": "CH", "alpha_3_code": "CHE", "nationality_name": "Swiss", "nationality_name_composed": "Swiss" } ], "bio": "Claude Nicollier is the first astronaut from Switzerland. He has flown on four Space Shuttle missions. His first spaceflight (STS-46) was in 1992, and his final spaceflight (STS-103) was in 1999. He took part in two servicing missions to the Hubble Space Telescope (called STS-61 and STS-103). During his final spaceflight he participated in a spacewalk, becoming the first European Space Agency astronaut to do so during a Space Shuttle mission. In 2000 he was assigned to the Astronaut Office Extravehicular Activity Branch, while maintaining a position as Lead ESA Astronaut in Houston. Nicollier retired from ESA in April 2007.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Nicollier", "last_flight": "1999-12-20T00:50:00Z", "first_flight": "1992-07-31T13:56:48Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 196, "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/Astroclaude" } ], "flights_count": 4, "landings_count": 4, "spacewalks_count": 1 }, { "id": 410, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/410/?format=api", "name": "Curtis Brown", "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": 762, "name": "[AUTO] Curtis Brown - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/curtis2520brown_image_20181202140604.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190720.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": "P57DT15H4M43S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 69, "date_of_birth": "1956-03-11", "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": "Curtis Lee \"Curt\" Brown Jr. is a former NASA astronaut and retired United States Air Force colonel.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Brown", "last_flight": "1999-12-20T00:50:00Z", "first_flight": "1992-09-12T14:23:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 6, "landings_count": 6, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 89, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/89/?format=api", "name": "Jean-François Clervoy", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 27, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/27/?format=api", "name": "European Space Agency", "abbrev": "ESA", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Multinational" } }, "image": { "id": 670, "name": "[AUTO] Jean-François Clervoy - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/jean-fran25c325a7ois2520clervoy_image_20181128224912.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190448.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": "P28DT3H3M29S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 66, "date_of_birth": "1958-11-19", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 1, "name": "France", "alpha_2_code": "FR", "alpha_3_code": "FRA", "nationality_name": "French", "nationality_name_composed": "Franco" } ], "bio": "Jean-François André Clervoy (born 19 November 1958) is a French engineer and a CNES and ESA astronaut. He is a veteran of three NASA Space Shuttle missions.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_Clervoy", "last_flight": "1999-12-20T00:50:00Z", "first_flight": "1994-11-03T16:59:43Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 3, "landings_count": 3, "spacewalks_count": 0 } ] }
