I would mildly suggest that based on the comments in this thread so far, the main cause of any conflict would appear to be The Space Centre staff being unprofessional, or least vague, about the status of the arrangement (or lack of it) with RR. On the face of it it seems more likely that this is the case than deliberate sabotage. With respect Shane, although youre obviously entitled to your opinion, whether RL or the Young family merit your outrage depends on what their understanding of the situation and their intent actually was. You dont really know that. Nor do I of course... If The Space Centre led them to believe that there was no contract in place with RL- as the copied email above suggests- then from an ethical point of view RL tendering a quote seems reasonable enough. That said, given previous upsets it might have been an idea for RL to check RRs understanding of the situation to avoid any possibility of this kind of conflict. Business is business of course, but I think it is unwise and insensitive- not to mention devisive- for an EOs not to check with each other if theres a possibility of conflicts with venues or dates. Itd certainly make for a happier community. All just my opinion of course...

John.