Editorial: Presentations at the 2022 MELiSSA conference--current and future ways to closed life support systems.

The article discusses the recent achievements and future directions in bioregenerative life support systems (BLSSs) for long-duration crewed missions to the Moon and Mars. The focus is on sustainable systems that can produce food, water, oxygen, and other resources while recycling waste. The article highlights various studies presented at the 2022 MELiSSA Conference, including research on air revitalization, food production using plants and microorganisms, optimizing environmental factors for plant growth, and the importance of understanding the microbiome for health and sustainability. The article concludes that researchers are making significant progress towards sustainable life support systems and inspiring terrestrial applications. [Extracted from the article]