Dr. DAVID WHITEHOUSE este specialist in astrofizica. A facut parte din echipa de cercetatori de la Mullard Space Science Laboratory (University College London), a fost corespondent al sectiei de stiinta din cadrul postului de radio britanic BBC si editor al BBC News Online. Principalele volume publicate sunt, alaturi de Journey to the Centre of the Earth: The Remarkable Voyage of Scientific Discovery into the Heart of Our World (2015; Calatorie spre centrul Pamantului. Extraordinara expeditie de explorare stiintifica in adancurile lumii noastre), The Moon: A Biography (2001), The Sun: A Biography (2006), One Small Step: The Inside Story of Space Exploration (2009), Apollo 11: The Inside Story (2019), Space 2069: After Apollo: Back to the Moon, to Mars, and Beyond (2020). Dr. David Whitehouse este membru al Societatii Regale de Astronomie. Asteroidul 4036 Whitehouse ii poarta numele.
