I think it's worth remembering/noting that Leary was heavily manipulated by the intelligence agencies, not just in their search for knowledge of mind control al

I think it's worth remembering/noting that Leary was heavily manipulated by the intelligence agencies, not just in their search for knowledge of mind control ala MKULTRA/ARTICHOKE/BLUEBIRD, but also as a general informant and counter-culture insider and influencer. For example, many of his space ideas were pushed through L-5 Society, but L-5 society was on the brink of collapse when rescued by huge donations from military intelligence people. I don't necessarily think all the things they were aiming for were bad, even though I have major issues with the type of domestic experimentation they were (and probably still are) performing (Sirhan Sirhan anyone?), but in the case of the space focus, they were very much wanting to be on the edge of science for the betterment of humanity with a side effect of keeping American genuis at the head of the game for national pride reasons. Just goes to show you that the motivations inside the dark recesses of the three letters can sometimes be at odds morally, but let's not paint people manipulated by that system with too white a brush, or forget their connections to the darkside.