In retrospect, it seems crazy that we sent people to the moon with nothing there waiting for them. If something had gone wrong, there was no Plan B. We're probably not going to take a risk like that again, which is why we're working so hard on robots that can go to the moon or Mars to get things all set up and running and warm and cozy for us in advance. Setting up bases and habitats and doing exploring and whatnot may be the exciting extraterrestrial work, but there's other Very Important things that need to be done. One of the most important things is a high quality landing pad, and the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration (PISCES) has gotten a teleoperated robot to build one. The reason that you need a landing pad is that dust on the moon (and on Mars) is nasty, nasty stuff.