I don't think this should have been sanctioned. I speed-dock all the time, but I actually do RP it by saying stuff like "Come on guys, get this stuff off the ship before the Navy impounds it!" and then "There goes my ship...I'd better hire a freelancer to get me back to (insert location here)." The only reason why smuggling is more fun than trading is because you get the thrill of being chased by lawfuls. If we're going to sanction landing on a lawful base to deliver our goods to the shady part of the population, then I might as well trash all my smugglers and make them traders.
EDIT: As for the mooring fixtures, I always figured that larger ships simply can't reach escape velocity without using up too much fuel, so they keep them in space to save some H-Fuel.
Carlos Rivera: Corsair Brotherhood Pirate - Retired, shifted to Tripoli Shipyard's Research and Development engineering teams Anthony Cameron: Guild Core Bounty Hunter - Killed in Action, committed suicide after being trapped in Omicron Minor following its destruction Juan Ruiz: Outcast Ghost of Razgriz Pirate - Killed in Action, killed by the Sirius Coalition Revolutionary Army during Bretonian piracy raid Michael Winchester: Liberty Security Force Agent - Missing in Action, likely killed during Rheinland espionage mission or trapped in Rheinland Space Eric McCormick: Order Pilot - Retired, shifted to planetside training of new recruits
