The first Lunar landing that will be consequential will have nuclear powered tunneling robots. The surface of the Moon is very hostile, but if you have underground tunnels, the degree of hostility plummets. It is still a harsh place, but somewhat more manageable.
Optimally, the landing will be in a crater with steep walls, so that part of the crater will be in a “twilight” area, so extremes of hot and cold are mitigated. The area leading up to the wall will be swept clear of very abrasive Lunar dust, also removing its enhanced radiation away from the tunnel entrance.
The actual tunneling is very time consuming, with 1” a day being a huge success. But the end result is a permanent habitat, which means a lot more resources and fuel can be sent up instead of just endless new one use habitats.
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress................
Another approach that was proposed by the US and Soviet space programs a few decades ago was to place habitat modules on the surface and bury them in mounds of lunar dust.