Yvonne Cagle began working with NASA as a medical doctor in their Occupational Health Clinic. During her time at the NASA health clinic, she designed protocols for NASA remote duty operations. NASA then selected Yvonne Cagle for two years of astronaut training and evaluation in 1996.
Previously, she had been a commissioned Air Force medical officer in the United Kingdom. During her initial active duty tour, she was selected to attend the School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas. There, she became a certified flight surgeon, which would soon make her a prime candidate for a NASA astronaut.
In 2005, Dr. Cagle was assigned to the NASA/ARC as the lead ARC Astronaut Science Liaison. Additionally, she was the Strategic Relationships Manager for Google and other Silicon Valley Programmatic Partnerships.
Her mission is to preserve NASA space legacy data for its scientific and historic importance. Furthermore, she is the catalyst for NASA’s initiatives in global mapping, sustainable energies, green initiatives, and disaster preparedness.