Dr. Charles Henderson earned a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering at UCLA. He has worked in the Aerospace Industry for over 40 years. At North American Aviation he worked on the first multimode airborne radar designed for the F-104 and F-105 aircraft. He also worked on the Apollo Program, the first Earth Resources Satellite Program and advanced avionics program for Autonetics (Rockwell International). Later, he joined Aerojet General and worked on the first infrared strategic launch warning satellite program. During the 80s and 90s Dr. Henderson worked on tactical and strategic missile defense programs.