Remember the moon rover? Here’s a look at a possible Artemis version

ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s been more than 18 months since NASA narrowed to three the field of competitors vying to build the nation’s next moon rover.

Ahead of an expected mid-November decision, the teams have completed a series of tests to prove to NASA they have the right stuff for the Artemis missions.

But each company is also intent on showing off the goods, a task that put one prototype rover on display at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex recently.

Lunar Outpost came to KSC’s new Gateway exhibit earlier this month for a one-week run, bringing its sleek Eagle to show off amid hardware from fellow commercial space companies like SpaceX, Blue Origin and Boeing.

It has a sci-fi feel with a two-person cockpit augmented with computer display panels with a unique open front design that’s r