Realistically, is there a way to stealth/non-lethal through scavenging missions?

Based on what I've seen, it doesn't seem necessary to actually kill the enemies during a scavenging salvage mission. I haven't attempted them much, but it sounds like I just need to get in, get the thing, and then get out. I'm trying to play a non-lethal pilot and avoiding missions where murder is inevitable. That pretty much leaves me with courier, trade, mining, and passenger transport. I think that scavenging salvage, which would be fun, is theoretically possible, but I'm not sure how. The stealth mechanics in the game are really dodgy and I don't think I can rely on them to sneak around guards. I could try to get their attention (possibly in my ship/SRV) and lead them away from the scavenging salvage site, but figure they'll just go back to the site when they lose my trail. There isn't a non-lethal weapon to stun them or anything. Is there a way I haven't considered to get in and out of a site without confrontation?
Some tricks. The radar has a circle. Any guards in that circle are going to be able to detect you if you are also on the same level as they are.

What do you mean? Well, guards seldom look up. If no path exists well, they can't get up there. IF a path does exist, they can detect you and run up for a scan.

I do a lot of rooftop leaping. The thieves' highway as they used to call it.

Guards do not have eyes in the back of their heads at least.

If you look at a guard long enough the suit scanner will log it on your radar and you can watch their pathing.
 
Stealth and non-lethal does get mixed up generally. One doesn't mean the other, and vice versa and all that. My stance will always be that stealth also doesn't mean no bounties as your suit is always snitching on you [1]. Stealth means low chaos with the surroundings being unaware what you do until it is too late, in my opinion. It is irellevant if it is lethal or non lethal.

[1] just wait for the day when you iPhone reports you for speeding. It will happen.
If you drive a company car it already is...
 
unless the mission explicitly says that you have to kill, all odyssey missions can be done stealthily and without violence. it takes much longer and its much more difficult, but i find it to be great fun and cool challenge. my fav is nonviolent stealth shutdown of a settlement thats just one very large building. that one requires finesse...
for some more tips i summon stealthboy and end my turn face down
I'll take a look at stealthboy's videos. Ideally, I want to get in and out without being detected. I play a lot of stealth games and do things like no detection self-imposed limitations. I tried a couple missions, but it seems like their visual/hearing ranges are quite far and there are no real gaps to sneak by.
 
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