Lets not make it a wasted flight.

Pack on materials necessary for the creation of a permanent base. Pre-form modular structural walls, and equipment necessary to make the habitat capable of supporting human life long-term (air scrubbing, water purification, food production).

Imagine the outcry from the Dems if Trump has managed to establish a self-sustaining colony on the Moon as well as everything he has going on here on Earth.

Then Pense making having the lunar colony join the US as the 51st state could be his big announcement in 2024.