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
Russia (USSR) vs Rest of the World cxd4 22.cxd4 Rxc1 23.Rxc1 Bxg2 24.Ng4 h5 25.Ne3 Be4 26.Bd1 b5 27.d5 Bxd5 28.Nxd5 exd5 29.e6 Nc4 30.Qg5 Kh7 31.Bc2 Bg7 32.Re1 Re8 33.Qxh5+ Kg8 34.Bxg6 Kf8 35.e7+ 1-0 Teams in full: Final match score: Russia: 48 versus World: 52 Russia (USSR) vs Rest of the World There have been two chess matches featuring USSR vs. Rest of the World, in 1970 and 1984, and one match Russia vs. Rest of the World, in 2002. The USSR team won the first two matches and the "Rest of the World" team won the third match. The first two matches were between