So I had an hour to kill. I quick resumed the game, went to a science facility on the moon. Killed a ton of pirates, looted the place clean, left the area, was ambushed by people trying to get me for a bounty (Wanted trait), dispatched of them, boarded their ship, and saved my game in space.
Side note, has anyone actually found a planet without something/someone to kill? While there are planets with no wildlife, there are always a bunch of structures with enemies of some type, or npc’s with side quests or merchants.