Jay Barbree, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jay Barbree

American journalist

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1933

Place of Birth: Early County, Georgia, United States

Profession: journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Jay Barbree

  • Jay Barbree (born November 26, 1933) is a retired correspondent for NBC News, focusing on space travel.
  • Barbree is the only journalist to have covered every manned 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.
  • Barbree was present for all 135 space shuttle launches, and every manned launch for the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo eras.
  • In total, Barbree was witness to 166 manned space launches.

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