 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-mhete dzakakanganisika. Aivewo chikamu cheNBC News Space Unit iyo yakahwina mubairo weEmmy wekufukidzwa kweNBC kweApollo 11 Mwedzi kumhara. Kutevera tsaona ye2003 Space Shuttle Columbia, Barbree ndiye akanga ari mutori wenhau wokutanga kuparadza nhau yemukati mememorandamu yeNASA inoratidza kushushikana pamusoro pefuro ichirova bapiro rekuruboshwe remuchadenga panguva yekukwira. 