Yvonne Cagle
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
|
| Astronaut | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | April 24, 1959 (age 47) West Point, New York |
| Occupation1 | Physician |
| Rank | Colonel, USAF |
| Selection | 1996 NASA Group |
| Mission(s) | |
| 1 previous or current | |
Yvonne Darlene Cagle (b. April 24, 1959 in West Point, New York) Yvonne Cagle received her bachelor's degree in biochemistry from San Francisco State University in 1981, and a doctor of medicine degree from the University of Washington in 1985. She completed a transitional internship at Highland General Hospital in Oakland California in 1985 and received a certificate in Aerospace Medicine from the School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, in 1988. She then went on to complete a residency in family practice at Ghent FP at Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1992 and received certification as a senior aviation medical examiner from the Federal Aviation Administration in 1995.
Yvonne Cagle was a member of the Astronaut Class of 1996. She is currently assigned to Johnson Space Center's Space and Life Sciences Directorate. Although most members of the class of 1998 and a few members of the class of 2000 have already flown in space or been assigned a mission, she remains one of the two astronauts of her class still waiting for a first space mission assignment.
[edit] External links
 |
This article about a space explorer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
