Monica Reza helped develop materials designed to survive one of the harshest environments in engineering: rocket engines.
Neil McCasland oversaw the U.S. Air Force’s top research laboratory.
Both were connected through the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Both have vanished.
Now, people are noticing possible connections to other missing or deceased scientists and military personnel.

In memory of Nick Pope. You will be missed.

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Links: 

• New York Post article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/09/us-news/another-mysterious-nasa-death-as-ninth-scientist-linked-to-secret-programs-dies/
• Radar and Optical Observations of Asteroid 1998 KY26: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.285.5427.557
• Michael Hicks obituary: https://obituaries.forestlawn.com/obituaries/michael-hicks
• University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory tribute to Michael Hicks: https://lpl.arizona.edu/about/memoriam/michael-hicks
• Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) tribute to Michael Hicks: https://dps.aas.org/news/michael-david-hicks-1964-2023
• Hayabusa2 extended mission target asteroid 1998 KY26 is smaller and rotating faster than previously known: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-63697-4
• Both Vanished: Reza & McCasland | New Insight https://youtu.be/hJdpjR7WH-s
• McCasland Update: Wife’s 911 Call Raises New Questions https://youtu.be/KfuTmGjijUo
• UNSW tribute to Dallis Hardwick: https://www.unsw.edu.au/science/engage-with-us/alumni/alumni-career-stories/dallis-hardwick
• Air Force article: https://www.afmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/803664/air-force-demonstrates-key-rocket-engine-technologies-for-next-generation-launc
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