A prototype of a vehicle he hopes to send to the actual moon stands nearby, its platinum-hued paint gleaming in the sun. It’s adorned with top-mounted solar panels, wide side radiators to reemit that scorching dayside lunar heat away from the vehicle, flat work benches, and various types of rock sample storage. In the middle there’s a wide-open, spacious, two-seated cockpit decorated by navigation screens. It’s a far cry from the moon rovers of the Apollo era, which looked like go-karts in comparison.