great article Dooley. I also used to think about why there wasn't any game were you could travel over the galaxy and land and explore the planets you found. I didn't try to make one myself, but when I heard about No Man's Sky I thought that was the game I was hoping for. Then I read the bad reviews and knew the price and actually I still haven't played it as of today . There is also another wip game, Star Citizen, which seems to be promising.
Good luck finishing your game and hope you get sucess with the final release