Abstract

The paper considers the philosophical, historical, practical, and futurological aspects of the whole complex of relationships between human and humanity with the Moon from being an object of cognition, exploration, usage, and development to total colonization in the paradigm of the global future and expansion into outer space. A “comprehensive” definition of the concept of “Moon exploration” is given. The article provides periodization and a brief description of the history and prospects of the exploration of the Moon in the context of evolution of goals, concepts, projects, and technologies. The concept of total exploration and colonization of the Moon is developed, which includes: a general model of the exploration process; a general super global project covering many individual projects; environmentally friendly technologies and projects. The main conclusions are formulated.