"Escape of Khan" - Launch of the Botany Bay

In 1996, at the end of the Eugenics Wars, Khan Noonien Singh and his followers escaped from Earth aboard the stolen prototype of the DY-100 spacecraft.

Based upon the novel
The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 2
by Grey Cox


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3D Models:

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Botany Bay & TOS Enterprise
by Prologic9
Conversions by David "KnightRider" Metlesits

Rocket Boosters, Booster Sled & "Brand New Look" DY-100 Re-texture
by VideoSpaceFX

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Earth textures
from Celestia Motherlode


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Music:
James Hannigan
Timothy Michael Wynn
Dennis McCarthy
Steven von Kampen


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Shuttle launch and Earth orbit footage from NASA TV


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Category:

Film & Animation

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• seven
• eugenics
• wars
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• 1990s
• history
• scifi

[BFGfreak]

One problem, the is no air in space, so how did the hull of the botany bay rust?

Other than that, it was a beutiful piece, and I really liked it.

[VideoSpaceFX]

@BFGfreak

I downloaded the original model with the "rust" textures but made the fresh ones myself and I thought the same thing so I researched a bit. Being in space for 200 years the ship's hull would be constantly bombarded with cosmic radiation and solar wind from nearby stars at a much greater intensity than what we receive on the surface of the earth.

[VideoSpaceFX]

Also the ship could have passed through a high-radiation environment like near a neutron star. This could corrode the surface, not with the same chemical process as rust but maybe producing a similar burnt/tarnished look to the shiny metal.

[GeorgeKayaian]

That was, simply put, fantastic! I loved every moment! It felt epic, and historical! Visually stunning, I felt that it belongs as OFFICIAL Star Trek canon, and wished they put into an episode of the Wrath Of Khan itself! Well done! Amazing achievement!

[VideoSpaceFX]

@GeorgeKayaian

Thanks, yes the origins of Khan in the 20th century would make a great story for mini series or TV movie.

[MrDrumbum2910]

two requests, please make a video of the people of the Next Gen episode "the neutral zone" and how they ended up where they did, then make a video of the bozeman from "cause and effect" leading up to the crash sequence

[VideoSpaceFX]

@MrDrumbum2910

Well I'm working on a video featuring the Bozeman right now :)

As for the people from the 20th century, according to novels Ralph Offenhouse later became Federation Ambassador to the Ferengi, whilst Clare Raymond goes on to work as a Counsellor for the Department of Temporal Investigations.

[buckaroohawk]

This is, hands down, the most unique Trek-related CGI sequence I have ever seen! Having read the books on which it's based, I have to say you captured the essence of the story brilliantly and even added a sense of grandeur to it as well. Spectacular work, and I hope to see more like this from you in the future. Well done!

[Yuurei21]

Absolutely brilliant and I dig the fact that you stuck to the Eugenics Wars books. If done right I think some one should do a mini-series on that period of the Star Trek universe.

[Ferocinator]

Completely worthy of the "Star Trek" universe. :)

[kb7rky]

I've been a lifelong Trek Fan, and I have to say...this is one of the best fan films yet. It's always nice to see some of The Original Series' backstories that stay true to accepted canon.

Mazel tov!

[stu1701E]

Great Episode, great book, great video, great channel. Subbed.

[MrDrumbum2910]

@VideoSpaceFX Looking forward to seeing the video, one more question, how did you learn the animating software that you use and what is it called?