ALPHA 7 is now available to play and brings the return of Tractor Beams allowing Captains to push and pull things through normal space as well as drag objects through warp. Alongside the return of tractor beams is the return of some other pre-alpha 5 content such as Comblastors, Salvageborers and Bonivium.
For a full list of all the additions and fixes aswell as how they all work please check out the forum post here : http://steamcommunity.com/app/416240/discussions/0/1291817837620270574/