Removing the hood and folding it back up again, Mike nodded in the affirmative.
"I'm o.k., just a little weak!"
"Then the suit did help you?"
"Yes."
The others cheered and clapped their hands. When they'd stopped, Mike explained,
"The suit helps tremendously, Doc, but I still can't get up out of the atmosphere high enough. I did leave it, though. It was a fantastic experience! The stars were so bright!"
"One giant step for us," Larry chered, "toward a future for mankind!"
"Somone here, I'll bet, could also come up with an idea for what Mike needs now, something to totally block the strongest rays of the sun to get deep into space!" Cooper speculated. There was a certain twinkle in his eye.
"I've figured maybe some kind of a shield would help," Larry told him.
"All right, since you came up with the idea, I leave you the responsibility of developing it. Remember, we don't have much time for this, but it'll give you a good chance to exercise your imagination!"
Mike had confidence in Larry. He just knew he would come up with something.