About the Authors

Sungshin Choi

Affiliations KBRwyle, Moffett Field, California, United States of America, Space Biosciences Division, NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, United States of America

Hami E. Ray

Affiliations ASRC Federal Space and Defense, Inc., Moffett Field, California, United States of America, Space Biosciences Division, NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, United States of America

San-Huei Lai

Affiliations KBRwyle, Moffett Field, California, United States of America, Space Biosciences Division, NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, United States of America

Joshua S. Alwood

Affiliation Space Biosciences Division, NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, United States of America

Ruth K. Globus

ruth.k.globus@nasa.gov

Affiliation Space Biosciences Division, NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

Authors SC, SL and HER received salaries from their respective companies (KBRwyle for SC and SL, ASRC Federal Space and Defense, Inc for HER). This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: RKG SC. Data curation: RKG SC HER. Formal analysis: SC RKG HER JSA SL. Investigation: SC SL. Methodology: RKG SC. Resources: SC SL. Validation: SC SL. Visualization: SC HER. Writing – original draft: SC RKG. Writing – review & editing: SC HER RKG JSA SL.