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.

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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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