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=60&ordering=-spacewalks_count
{ "count": 807, "next": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=70&ordering=-spacewalks_count", "previous": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/?format=api&limit=10&offset=50&ordering=-spacewalks_count", "results": [ { "id": 19, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/19/?format=api", "name": "Richard R. Arnold", "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": 873, "name": "[AUTO] Richard R. Arnold - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/richard_r._arno_image_20220911034515.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305191016.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": "P209DT13H29M53S", "eva_time": "P1DT8H4M", "age": 61, "date_of_birth": "1963-11-26", "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": "Richard Robert \"Ricky\" Arnold II is an American educator and a NASA astronaut. He flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-119, which launched March 15, 2009 and delivered the final set of solar arrays to the International Space Station. He launched again in 2018 to the ISS, onboard Soyuz MS-08.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_R._Arnold", "last_flight": "2018-03-21T17:44:23Z", "first_flight": "2009-03-15T23:43:44Z", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 184, "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_ricky" }, { "id": 185, "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/astro_ricky/" } ], "flights_count": 2, "landings_count": 2, "spacewalks_count": 5 }, { "id": 731, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/731/?format=api", "name": "Cai Xuzhe", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 17, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/17/?format=api", "name": "China National Space Administration", "abbrev": "CNSA", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" } }, "image": { "id": 848, "name": "[AUTO] Cai Xuzhe - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/cai_xuzhe_image_20220604085007.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190933.png", "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": "P364DT18H6M16S", "eva_time": "P1DT10H9M", "age": 48, "date_of_birth": "1976-05-01", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 6, "name": "China", "alpha_2_code": "CN", "alpha_3_code": "CHN", "nationality_name": "Chinese", "nationality_name_composed": "Sino" } ], "bio": "Chinese astronaut from the CNSA Group-2 selection (2010).", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cai_Xuzhe", "last_flight": "2024-10-29T20:27:34Z", "first_flight": "2022-06-05T02:44:10Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 2, "landings_count": 2, "spacewalks_count": 5 }, { "id": 482, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/482/?format=api", "name": "James F. Reilly", "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": 217, "name": "[AUTO] James F. Reilly - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/james2520f.2520reilly_image_20181202152929.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185237.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": "P35DT10H32M42S", "eva_time": "P1DT6H43M", "age": 71, "date_of_birth": "1954-03-18", "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 Francis Reilly II is an American geologist and a former NASA astronaut. He flew on three space shuttle missions: STS-89, STS-104 and STS-117.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_F._Reilly", "last_flight": "2007-06-08T23:38:04Z", "first_flight": "1998-01-23T02:48:15Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 3, "landings_count": 3, "spacewalks_count": 5 }, { "id": 535, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/535/?format=api", "name": "Steven Swanson", "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": 233, "name": "[AUTO] Steven Swanson - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/steven_swanson_image_20220911034405.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185303.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": "P195DT20H45M49S", "eva_time": "P1DT3H58M", "age": 64, "date_of_birth": "1960-12-03", "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": "Steven Ray Swanson is an American Engineer and a retired NASA astronaut. He is married and has three children. He has received numerous awards and honors. These include the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal and the JSC Certificate of Accommodation and many others. Prior to becoming a NASA astronaut, Swanson worked for GTE in Phoenix, Arizona, as a software engineer. Swanson has flown two shuttle flights, STS-117 and STS-119. He has logged over 4,700 hours in space and completed four spacewalks totaling 26 hours and 14 minutes. Swanson has also served in other roles at NASA, such as a CAPCOM for both International Space Station and Space Shuttle missions.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Swanson", "last_flight": "2014-03-25T21:17:23Z", "first_flight": "2007-06-08T23:38:04Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 3, "landings_count": 3, "spacewalks_count": 5 }, { "id": 514, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/514/?format=api", "name": "Jeffrey Williams", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "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": 415, "name": "[AUTO] Jeffrey Williams - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/jeffrey2520williams_image_20181203162114.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185808.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": "P534DT2H47M3S", "eva_time": "P1DT7H55M", "age": 67, "date_of_birth": "1958-01-18", "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": "Jeffrey Nels Williams is a retired United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of four space flights and formerly held the American record for most days spent in space, which was surpassed in April 2017 by his colleague Peggy Whitson.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Williams_(astronaut)", "last_flight": "2016-03-18T21:26:42Z", "first_flight": "2000-05-19T10:11:10Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 4, "landings_count": 4, "spacewalks_count": 5 }, { "id": 527, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/527/?format=api", "name": "Michael Foreman", "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": 545, "name": "[AUTO] Michael Foreman - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/michael_foreman_image_20220911034146.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190132.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": "P26DT13H27M37S", "eva_time": "P1DT8H19M", "age": 68, "date_of_birth": "1957-03-29", "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": "Michael James Foreman is a retired U.S. Navy pilot and a NASA astronaut. While with NASA, Foreman was part of a mission that delivered the Japanese Experiment Module and the Canadian Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator to the International Space Station. Foreman was also a crewmember of the STS-129 mission in November 2009. In 2018, he was elected mayor of Friendswood, Texas.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Foreman_(astronaut)", "last_flight": "2009-11-16T19:28:09Z", "first_flight": "2008-03-11T06:28:14Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 2, "landings_count": 2, "spacewalks_count": 5 }, { "id": 108, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/108/?format=api", "name": "Christer Fuglesang", "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": 609, "name": "[AUTO] Christer Fuglesang - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/christer2520fuglesang_image_20181128231700.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190312.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": "P26DT17H37M48S", "eva_time": "P1DT7H53M", "age": 68, "date_of_birth": "1957-03-18", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": [ { "id": 15, "name": "Sweden", "alpha_2_code": "SE", "alpha_3_code": "SWE", "nationality_name": "Swedish", "nationality_name_composed": "Swedo" } ], "bio": "Arne Christer Fuglesang (born March 18, 1957 in Stockholm) is a Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut. He was first launched aboard the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission on December 10, 2006, at 01:47 GMT, making him the first Swedish citizen in space.\r\n\r\nMarried with three children, he was a Fellow at CERN and taught mathematics at the Royal Institute of Technology before being selected to join the European Astronaut Corps in 1992. He has participated in two Space Shuttle missions and five spacewalks, and is the first person outside of the United States or Russian space programs to participate in more than three spacewalks.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christer_Fuglesang", "last_flight": "2009-08-29T03:59:37Z", "first_flight": "2006-12-10T01:47:35Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 2, "landings_count": 2, "spacewalks_count": 5 }, { "id": 543, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/543/?format=api", "name": "Barry E. Wilmore", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "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": 732, "name": "[AUTO] Barry E. Wilmore - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/barry_e._wilmor_image_20220911034601.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190634.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": "P464DT8H2M36S", "eva_time": "P1DT7H2M", "age": 62, "date_of_birth": "1962-12-29", "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": "Barry Eugene \"Butch\" Wilmore is a NASA astronaut and United States Navy test pilot. He has had two spaceflights, the first of which was an 11-day Space Shuttle mission in November 2009, to the International Space Station. Wilmore was designated as pilot with five other crew members on Space Shuttle Atlantis for the mission STS-129. He most recently served as part of Expedition 41 to the International Space Station.\r\n\r\nPrior to being selected as a NASA astronaut in July 2000, Wilmore was an experienced Navy test pilot. He also participated in the development of T-45 Goshawk trainer jet.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_E._Wilmore", "last_flight": "2024-06-05T14:52:15Z", "first_flight": "2009-11-16T19:28:09Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 3, "landings_count": 3, "spacewalks_count": 5 }, { "id": 273, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/273/?format=api", "name": "Mikhail Tyurin", "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": 551, "name": "[AUTO] Mikhail Tyurin - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/mikhail2520tyurin_image_20181201223437.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190141.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": "P532DT2H51M49S", "eva_time": "P1DT1H30M", "age": 65, "date_of_birth": "1960-03-02", "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": "Mikhail Vladislavovich Tyurin (Russian: Михаил Владиславович Тюрин) (born March 2, 1960) is a former Russian cosmonaut who flew several missions to the International Space Station and completed four spacewalks during his career. He is called a hero of the Russian Federation for his work as a cosmonaut.\r\n\r\nIn 1994 he was selected to begin cosmonaut training, and in 1998 he started training as a flight engineer for the Expedition 3 crew. He also served as a backup crew member for the first ISS mission.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Tyurin", "last_flight": "2013-11-07T04:14:15Z", "first_flight": "2001-08-10T21:10:14Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 3, "landings_count": 3, "spacewalks_count": 5 }, { "id": 160, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/160/?format=api", "name": "Aleksandr Kaleri", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "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": 718, "name": "[AUTO] Aleksandr Kaleri - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/aleksandr2520kaleri_image_20181129232134.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190613.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": "P769DT6H35M", "eva_time": "PT23H23M", "age": 68, "date_of_birth": "1956-05-13", "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": "Aleksandr Yuriyevich \"Sasha\" Kaleri (Russian: Александр Юрьевич Калери; born Jūrmala, Latvian SSR, USSR, 13 May 1956) is a Russian cosmonaut and veteran of extended stays on the Mir Space Station and the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri has most recently been in space aboard the ISS serving as a flight engineer for the long duration Expedition 25/26 missions. He has spent the fourth-longest time in space of any person, the longest time in space of any currently active cosmonaut, and the longest time in space of any person not born in what is now Russia.", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Kaleri", "last_flight": "2010-10-07T23:10:55Z", "first_flight": "1992-03-17T10:54:30Z", "social_media_links": [], "flights_count": 5, "landings_count": 5, "spacewalks_count": 5 } ] }
