The lander is remote-controlled, so Jeb doesn't have much to do when he's riding in it. I mainly built it that way because when I got a mission for the orbital mun base, I also had a bunch of Kerbals (including Jeb) stranded on the surface, and having an internally-docked lander minimizes the wonkiness that happens when you try and maneuver the station around vs. having an externally attached ship. It's also surprisingly easy to dock. The cargo bay gives a nice reference for lining everything up. I installed the Docking Port Alignment mod specifically to help with this, expecting it to be very difficult, and I hardly even used it. +1. It is
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