lost kindle
Quick multi selecting resources
Quick designating full containers
Autocannon: A part the size of a large cannon but instead has 2 small cannon barrels that fire in sequence of each other Or both at the same time
Staggering fire on purpose
Mining exosuits for crew mining hard rock, takes quite a bit longer than mining laser but is 30-60% cheaper.
Intercept missions for faction battles, Intercept a large cargo ship and destroy it, perhaps stealing something important like an experimental part perhaps that takes up a full quarter of the 2x2 storage.
Delivery missions to other stations, how it'd work is you get something from the station you're working for to deliver it to another station, If you manage to deliver it safely you get paid by both the station you gave it to and the one you're working for,
But If you sell it instead (like a dick) you lost rep with the faction you were working for and become wanted.
2x2 storage slot items requiring multi crew carrying.
Being able to do career stuff in sandbox (Hailing, selling, buying, etc)
A.I. Mining if they have mining laser or have a mining A.I.
Automatic cargo ship sending for automatic resource selling and buying for supply lines
Being able to distract hostiles by dumping cargo.
Starting a company to get economic jobs more often, get game, and for higher pay
Compacting raw resources into denser ones using a compacter part, maybe there could be a shredder that decompacts them, Good for mass bulk mining
limber orbit
stable gazelle