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In Event of Moon Disaster is a short film that uses deepfake technology to simulate Richard Nixon delivering a speech as if the 1969 moon landing had ended in disaster and had not returned the astronauts to Earth. The film was produced by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Background
In 1969, William Safire wrote a speech for President Richard Nixon to give in case the Apollo 11 spaceflight did not succeed in bringing home astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.

Broadcast and release
In Event of Moon Disaster premiered as an immersive installation at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in November 2019.