This can be done.
If anyone was wondering just how far down the "runway" you can go on foot in a Space Station; here you go. It was one of those with 2 sections between the mouth and the docking area. For kicks & curiosity, I wanted to see just how far the game would let me get. Interestingly, once I got to about the halfway point, ships stopped showing up. submitted by /u/BrushMelodic |