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=530&ordering=-date_of_birth
{ "count": 807, "next": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=540&ordering=-date_of_birth", "previous": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=520&ordering=-date_of_birth", "results": [ { "id": 406, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/406/?format=api", "name": "Carl J. Meade", "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": 346, "name": "[AUTO] Carl J. Meade - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/carl2520j.2520meade_image_20181202140147.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185620.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": "P29DT16H12M29S", "eva_time": "PT6H50M", "age": 74, "date_of_birth": "1950-11-16", "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": "Carl Joseph Meade is a former NASA astronaut.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_J._Meade", "last_flight": "1994-09-09T22:22:53Z", "first_flight": "1990-11-15T23:48:15Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 3, "landings_count": 3, "spacewalks_count": 1 }, { "id": 353, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/353/?format=api", "name": "Ronald McNair", "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": 676, "name": "[AUTO] Ronald McNair - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ronald2520mcnair_image_20181202104346.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190458.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": "P7DT23H17M8S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 35, "date_of_birth": "1950-10-21", "date_of_death": "1986-01-28", "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 Erwin McNair was an American physicist and NASA astronaut. He died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, in which he was serving as one of three mission specialists. He is survived by his wife, Cheryl, and two children. His kids were Joy Charey Mcnair (Daughter) and Reginald Ervin Mcnair (son).", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McNair", "last_flight": "1986-01-28T16:38:00Z", "first_flight": "1984-02-03T13:00:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 2, "landings_count": 2, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 202, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/202/?format=api", "name": "Boris Morukov", "status": { "id": 11, "name": "Deceased" }, "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": 878, "name": "[AUTO] Boris Morukov - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/boris2520morukov_image_20181201180150.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305191024.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": "P11DT19H10M13S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 64, "date_of_birth": "1950-10-01", "date_of_death": "2015-01-01", "nationality": [ { "id": 5, "name": "Russia", "alpha_2_code": "RU", "alpha_3_code": "RUS", "nationality_name": "Russian", "nationality_name_composed": "Russo" } ], "bio": "Boris Vladimirovich Morukov (Russian: Бори́с Влади́мирович Моруков; 1 October 1950 – 1 January 2015) was a Russian physician at the State Research Center RF-Institute for Biomedical Problems (IBMP). He trained with the Russian Federal Space Agency as a research-cosmonaut and flew aboard NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-106 as a mission specialist.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Morukov", "last_flight": "2000-09-08T12:45:47Z", "first_flight": "2000-09-08T12:45:47Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 606, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/606/?format=api", "name": "Eugene H. Trinh", "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": 298, "name": "[AUTO] Eugene H. Trinh - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/eugene2520h.2520trinh_image_20190211162508.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185454.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 5, "name": "Payload Specialist" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P13DT19H29M37S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 74, "date_of_birth": "1950-09-14", "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" }, { "id": 33, "name": "Vietnam", "alpha_2_code": "VN", "alpha_3_code": "VNM", "nationality_name": "Vietnamese", "nationality_name_composed": "Vietnamese" } ], "bio": "Eugene Huu-Chau \"Gene\" Trinh (Vietnamese: Trịnh Hữu Châu, born September 14, 1950) is a Vietnamese American biochemist who flew aboard NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-50 as a Payload Specialist, becoming the first Vietnamese American astronaut in space.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_H._Trinh", "last_flight": "1992-06-25T16:12:23Z", "first_flight": "1992-06-25T16:12:23Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 455, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/455/?format=api", "name": "Winston E. Scott", "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": 893, "name": "[AUTO] Winston E. Scott - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/winston_e._scot_image_20220911033837.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305191050.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": "P24DT14H34M41S", "eva_time": "PT18H52M", "age": 74, "date_of_birth": "1950-08-06", "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": "Winston Elliott Scott is a retired United States Navy Captain and former NASA astronaut. He served as a mission specialist on STS-72 in 1996 and STS-87 in 1997 logged a total of 24 days, 14 hours and 34 minutes in space, including three spacewalks totaling 19 hours and 26 minutes. Winston was also a naval pilot and flew helicopters and navy planes.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_E._Scott", "last_flight": "1997-11-19T19:46:00Z", "first_flight": "1996-01-11T09:41:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 2, "landings_count": 2, "spacewalks_count": 3 }, { "id": 686, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/686/?format=api", "name": "Sir Richard Branson", "status": { "id": 14, "name": "Occasional Spaceflight" }, "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": 833, "name": "[AUTO] Sir Richard Branson - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/sir_richard_bra_image_20220911033736.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190909.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": "PT15M30S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 74, "date_of_birth": "1950-07-18", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 10, "name": "United Kingdom", "alpha_2_code": "GB", "alpha_3_code": "GBR", "nationality_name": "British", "nationality_name_composed": "Brito" } ], "bio": "Sir Richard Branson is an English business magnate and founder of the Virgin Group. He later founded both Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson", "last_flight": "2021-07-11T15:25:30Z", "first_flight": "2021-07-11T15:25:30Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 64, "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/richardbranson" }, { "id": 65, "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/richardbranson/" } ], "flights_count": 1, "landings_count": 1, "spacewalks_count": 0 }, { "id": 355, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/355/?format=api", "name": "George Nelson", "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": 832, "name": "[AUTO] George Nelson - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/george2520nelson_image_20181202104538.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190908.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": "P17DT2H43M", "eva_time": "PT9H22M", "age": 74, "date_of_birth": "1950-07-13", "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": "George Driver \"Pinky\" Nelson is an American physicist, astronomer, science educator, and a former NASA astronaut.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Nelson_(astronaut)", "last_flight": "1988-09-29T15:37:00Z", "first_flight": "1984-04-06T13:58:00Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 3, "landings_count": 3, "spacewalks_count": 2 }, { "id": 605, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/605/?format=api", "name": "Lawrence J. DeLucas", "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": 376, "name": "[AUTO] Lawrence J. DeLucas - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/lawrence2520j.2520delucas_image_20190211162515.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185709.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "response_mode": "normal", "type": { "id": 5, "name": "Payload Specialist" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P13DT19H29M37S", "eva_time": "P0D", "age": 74, "date_of_birth": "1950-07-11", "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": "Lawrence James \"Larry\" DeLucas (O. 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