Christine Mann, a revered African American data analyst, Aeronautical Engineer and mathematician. Mann in her early life was involved in Civil Rights Movement protests. She in her school life was part of many sit-ins alongside her friends. In 1967 she was hired by NASA. She has been featured in many magazines as a noted African American woman with an influential personality. Christine became the first African American woman at Langley Research Center to have achieved Federal Civil Service’s top rank.