In the domain of moon spacecraft particularly, doesn’t there remain a clear distinction to be drawn between manned and unmanned spacecraft, given the power of t

In the domain of moon spacecraft particularly, doesn’t there remain a clear distinction to be drawn between manned and unmanned spacecraft, given the power of the “man on the moon” trope in English-speakers’ imagination? “Private spacecraft tips over on moon” would mean something rather different if a modern-day Neil Armstrong were inside at the time. If anything, the fact that it’s just a machine matters more to me than who paid for it.