Dr. David J. Whalen

Guests: David Webb and David Whalen (first hour) and Bob Werb (second hour) were our guests for this final combined episode of the Space Show television program filmed on location in Cape Canaveral Florida. David Webb was the first department chair of Space Studies at the University of North Dakota and then became the first Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the International Space University (ISU). Dr. Webb's role was crucial and fundamental leading up to the creation of ISU, and to the ISU Founders, Dr.

Dr. David J. Whalen was the guest for this special Space Show broadcast originating from Grand Forks, ND as I am here teaching this week in Space Studies at UND. Dr. Whalen is the new Department Chair for Space Studies at UND and we spoke about the department, future plans, courses offered, competition with other space studies programs at different universities and more. Several students were tuned in and were asking about the start of a Ph.D program in Space Studies, more faculty, changes in the distance program, and tuition. When not talking directly about Space Studies here at UND, Dr.

Space Studies at the University of North Dakota 20th Anniversary Message with Dr. David Webb, one of the founders of the Space Studies program and the first Chairman of the Space Studies Department, and Dr. David Whalen, the current Chairman of The Space Studies Department. Happy anniversary to the UND Space Studies Department, all the professors, staff members, students, and alumni. You are doing a great job and the next 20 years will be better still. A special thank you to Drs. Webb and Whalen for making this important message and short discussion available to The Space Show audience.