Jay Barbree

Jay Barbree
Barbree in 2000, as Master of Ceremonies at the 50th anniversary of rocket launches from Cape Canaveral
Born(1933-11-26)November 26, 1933[1]
Blakely, Georgia, U.S.[2]
DiedMay 14, 2021(2021-05-14) (aged 87)
Merritt Island, Florida, U.S.
Occupation(s)News broadcaster,
reporter, author
Years active1957–2017
Spouse
Jo Barbree (née Reisinger)
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(m. 1960)​
Children3
Awards1995: NASA Award – for being the only journalist to have covered all 100 crewed spaceflights.

Jay Barbree (November 26, 1933 – May 14, 2021) was an American correspondent for NBC News, focusing on space travel. He was the only journalist to have covered every non-commercial human space mission in the United States, beginning with the first American in space, Alan Shepard aboard Freedom 7 in 1961, continuing through to the last mission of the Space Shuttle, Atlantis's STS-135 mission in July 2011.[3][4][5] He was present for all 135 Space Shuttle launches, and every crewed launch for the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo eras. In all, he witnessed 166 human space launches.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference book2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Paulson, Sara (July 6, 2014). "NBC space correspondent writes Neil Armstrong book". USA Today. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Curtis Krueger (2006). "A journalist who's covered every crewed NASA launch will be on the job Wednesday when Atlantis takes off". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  4. ^ Marcia Dunn (2007). "Memoir Details Reporting on Spaceflight". ABC News / Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  5. ^ Seth Borenstein (2007). "Astronaut Culture Stresses Achievement". The Discovery Channel – Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 12, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2007.