Using Augmented Reality in a Planetary Surface Greenhouse for Crew Time Optimization

In the future, humankind will build habitats on Moon or Mars to conduct research or eventually build long-term settlements. As integral part of these habitats, greenhouses will be integrated into the habitat infrastructure to produce food, recycle water or air. As crew time is a precious good in space missions, operating of such greenhouses should use as less crew time as possible. In this workshop paper, we present how augmented reality (AR) technologies can facilitate the work of the operators of such a greenhouse on Moon or Mars and the remote support team on Earth as well as to reduce overall crew time.