Future astronauts living and working on the Moon will face extreme environmental conditions impeding their operational safety and performance. While it has been suggested that Augmented Reality (AR) Head-Up Displays (HUDs) could potentially help mitigate some of these adversities, the applicability of AR in the unique lunar context remains underexplored. To address this limitation, we have produced an accurate representation of the lunar setting in virtual reality (VR) which then formed our testbed for the exploration of prospective operational scenarios with aerospace experts. Herein we present findings based on qualitative reflections made by the first 6 study participants. AR was found instrumental in several use cases, including the support of navigation and risk awareness. Major design challenges were likewise identified, including the importance of redundancy and contextual appropriateness. Drawing on these findings, we conclude by outlining directions for future research aimed at developing AR-based assistive solutions tailored to the lunar setting.

翻译：未来在月球上生活和工作的人类宇航员将面临极端环境条件，这会妨碍他们的操作安全与性能。尽管已有人提出，增强现实（AR）抬头显示器（HUDs）可能有助于缓解部分此类不利因素，但AR在独特月球环境中的适用性仍未得到充分探索。为弥补这一不足，我们构建了一个在虚拟现实（VR）中精确呈现的月球场景，并将其作为测试平台，与航空航天专家共同探索潜在的操作情境。本文基于首批6名研究参与者的定性反思呈现了相关发现。研究发现，AR在导航支持、风险意识增强等多个用例中发挥关键作用。同时，也识别出主要设计挑战，包括冗余性与情境适宜性的重要性。基于这些发现，我们最终为未来旨在开发针对月球环境的AR辅助解决方案的研究指明了方向。