Few words about weapons and upgrades
Each weapon has a set of upgrades for damage, attack speed, range, etc. This will allow each player to create a set of weapons and additional equipment (because spaceships and drones can be equipped with more than just weapons) allowing them to play in their favorite style.
Do you enjoy controlling a single spaceship and destroying enemy ships? Okay, you can play that way, just arm your spaceship with the right equipment and bombard your opponents with a barrage of missiles, projectiles, lasers beams...
(missions take place in an environment based on the laws of physics, so hitting the target is not guaranteed, it depends primarily on your skills)
Briefly about drones
Most spaceships can be equipped with a drone bay, allowing player to use of drones, number of which depends on size of ship as well as certain upgrades.
Each drone can be independently armed with basic weapons, additional equipment or drills allowing for manual extraction of resources during the mission.
If your favorite playstyle is managing larger groups of units, drones will be the best technology you should invest in... you will also be able to lead multiple spaceships into battle, but more on that in future.