I know I was just ragging on you about a typo on one of the missions, and a lot of people rag on you about how the ships are 'ugly,' I just wanted to give you kudos, personally. Many mods just put out a bunch of ships and weapons, and leave the fluff out to dry. You've shown a good deal of dedication in deliberately rounding out and putting some real flesh on the lore of your faction, and the functionality and history of your ships.
I'd love to see how you further develop the SHI system, and not only that, I'd love to see some more interaction with various SHI fleets and operations across the sector. The new asteroid dialogue interface may seem like 'not much,' but I'm betting it can have some really interesting effects if used by a skilled modder. You've made SHI a vibrant and interesting faction, and I'm looking forward to what you do with this mod.
Perhaps, though, it's time for modders to pioneer the way forward- letting players have a genuine impact on Corvus. Allowing SHI to expand into other systems, interact with other factions, what have you. It may be difficult to nail down, but that's just my two cents.
Again, thank you for the unique and engaging faction. Independently-minded wildcat industrial outfits are good fun all around.