After 
so many years of buggy versions, version 0.4.3 of Vegastrike finally made it beyond the startup screen on my computer.
I’m not sure about some of the graphics when ‘docked’ (cartoon-like characters), but ‘flying’ out there in space is actually fun. I haven’t found out if the current version actually starts up a scenario or not, but plain trading, flying and combat with no apparent goal or aim is plenty of fun for now.