Send a robot to impersonate a human on the Moon mission?
Those who heard it first reacted with skepticism, then considered that there might be some sense to it.
Warrior II's battery could support two hours of operation, and with some optimization, perhaps two and a half hours wouldn't be a problem. Plus, since it would be on standby most of the time, maintaining it for three to four hours shouldn't be too difficult.
It could even be externally powered, completely eliminating the life support component for the human body from Warrior II's spacesuit and replacing it with an external power source.
Given Warrior II's current flexibility, it might even attempt "manual" operation of the lander, as well as complete tasks that a human could accomplish.
Academician She believed that an unmanned Moon flyby should be done first as a precaution, didn't he? Putting a robot up there wouldn't affect anything.
