 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1986, zvichitevera tsaona yeSpace Shuttle Challenger, Barbree akaisa runhare kushamwari uye mushandi akarega basa weNASA, uyo semutsa kuna Barbree akaenda kuKennedy Space Center, akatarisa pamusoro pechiitiko chetsaona uye kuongorora kwakaitwa, uye akataura zvakawanikwa pakutanga kuna Barbree. Somuuyo, Barbree akanga ari mutori wenhau wokutanga kushuma pamusoro pomanyuko okuparara kweSpace Shuttle Challenger: O-rings dzakakanganisika. Aivewo chikamu cheNBC News Space Unit iyo yakahwina mubairo weEmmy wekufukidzwa kweNBC kweApollo 11 Mwedzi kumhara. Kutevera tsaona yeColumbia yeSpace Shuttle muna 2003, Barbree akanga ari mutori wenhau wokutanga kupa nhau dzomukati mememorandamu yeNASA ichiratidzira funganyo pamusoro pefuro rinorova bapiro roruboshwe romuorbiter mukati mokukwira. 