Either we fly inside into the core and take it out from the inside, and FLY OUT - ROTJ style.
or
We fly a long or confusing trench to reach a small hole or target, destroy it, and the station blows up - ANH style
or both
This is the downed frigate from Metroid Prime. If HG were to introduce some sort of dungeon on the ground, I strongly advise they go take inspiration from the Metroid and Metroid Prime Series.
Enemy NPCs are definitely needed.
So are more frequent combat encounters.
plus, fix the damn brood queen boss fight. its been bugged since beacons