Yvonne Cagle

Dr. Yvonne Cagle, NASA Astronaut, Aerospace Surgeon, Brigadier General (CA) Sr. Advisor to the Commanding General of the CA State Guard, Retired Colonel of the US Air Force, and Consulting Professor for Stanford University’s Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Department of Electrical Engineering shares insights to innovation, wellness, resilience and the moonshot mindset.

Dr. Cagle became the first female Astronaut to receive the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award Gold Medal at the Smithsonian's Oprah Winfrey Theater during White House National Black Space Week in June 2024. Her groundbreaking work includes preserving historic NASA space legacy data and galvanizing NASA’s leadership in global mapping, sustainable energies, green initiatives, and disaster preparedness. Dr Cagle is a recipient of the National Defense Service Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal, United States Air Force Air Staff Exceptional Physician Commendation and National Technical Association Distinguished Scientist Award, Dr. Cagle began her medical career as a certified flight surgeon. She was actively involved in mission support of aircraft providing medical support and rescue in a variety of aeromedical missions. Dr. Cagle has contributed ongoing data to the longitudinal study on astronaut health and served as a consultant for space telemedicine.