Colonization of the Moon to reach the moon, to offer a hand . . . . The idea is to spread the costs, but also spread the wealth." In 2016, Johann-Dietrich Wörner, the Chief of ESA, proposed the International Moon Village as a non-governmental organization (NGO), and in November 2017, the Moon Village Association was created. This organization aims to promote international discussions to foster the implementation of a permanent human settlement near the lunar south pole. Exploration of the lunar surface by spacecraft began in 1959 with the Soviet Union's Luna program. Luna 1 missed the Moon, but Luna 2 made a hard
1959 News of the World Snooker Plus Tournament matches were played in Burroughes Hall, London. Joe Davis made the first century break, 108, on the opening day of the tournament. Joe Davis made sure of victory by beating John Pulman in the penultimate match. Fred Davis lost the last match 13–12 but he had needed to win only 11 frames to finish in second place ahead of Pulman. Table The positions were determined firstly by the number of matches won (MW) and, in the event of a tie, the number of frames won (FW). 1959 News of the World Snooker Plus Tournament The 1959 News of the World