Packham, a British - born chemist who works for Lockheed Martin Engineering and Sciences, one of NASA's contractors, volunteered to spend two weeks in the sealed
chamber, measuring 3 metres by 3 metres, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, to
help prove that plants can provide enough
oxygen to support astronauts on a trip to Mars.
A therapy formerly used for healing racehorses, hyperbaric
chambers create an
oxygen - rich environment that
help treat infections, build endurance, and assist with injury recovery.
Management of CHF may include diuretics such as furosemide to
help move fluid out of the lungs and abdomen, certain medications that increase the strength of the heart's contractions and supplemental
oxygen in a home - made
oxygen chamber as needed.