Jay Barbree | |
|---|---|
 Barbree in 2000, as Master of Ceremonies at the 50th anniversary of rocket launches from Cape Canaveral | |
| Born | November 26, 1933[1] |
| Died | May 14, 2021 (aged 87) Merritt Island, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | News broadcaster, reporter, author |
| Years active | 1957–2017 |
| Spouse |
Jo Barbree (née Reisinger)
(m. 1960) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | 1995: 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.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Marcia Dunn (2007). "Memoir Details Reporting on Spaceflight". ABC News / Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
- ^ Seth Borenstein (2007). "Astronaut Culture Stresses Achievement". The Discovery Channel – Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 12, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2007.