“Man Conquers Space:” Well, that answers that

A few years ago, I made a post discussing the mysterious vanishing of all of the “Man Conquers Space” websites and such. It just seemed to vanish without a trace, after a great deal of effort had gone into making the film (including a good chunk of work on my part doing designs for launch vehicles and spacecraft). Some time after that original post, a commenter showed up and made some disturbing accusations against David Sander, the Australian feller making MCS. None of those accusations could be verified in any way, because the Aussies don’t have the sort of freedom of the press Americans do.

Well…. take a listen to this news report/commentary thing HERE, starting at about the 1:51:30 mark. The “Ray Hadley Morning Show” is unknown to me, but two seconds of Googling seems to indicate it’s on the up and up. He appears to be reading from a news article.

Sigh. Seems that Mr. Sander, according to the New South Wales cops and/or prosecutor (or whatever the Aussies use down there), lived down to the stereotype that we’ve come to expect from film makers when it comes to behavior… it appears he’s been arrested for raping two boys. (There’s also this police press release that seems to cover the same story, but without names… *24* “historical child sexual assault offences dating back to 2004“)

Entertainment types… I have but one question for you:

All things considered, I’d just as soon not be associated in any way shape or form with such activities or those who engage in them. It’s a stain what don’t come off. But if this is what indeed happened – and it certainly seems to be – then it’s best to get the facts out there.

So: “Man Conquers Space” is dead, dead, dead, deader’n shit. Even if all the rights and properties and footage and CGI models and all the rest had been legally passed on to someone reputable, ain’t no way anybody’s doin’ jack with it now.