I should just say this, for those who are going off to fight: While your dedication is appreciated, please realize these guys are player killers. They are doing this because they want to PVP, and they probably expect a fight, most likely an easy one as they are using net-optimized pvp builds. They probably expect to win too. If your motivation isn't to do PVP, or you are acting out of rage or whatever, you will lose. You're fighting on their terms and that gives them an advantage. Don't do this unless you actually really want to do it. Otherwise you're just feeding them and giving them what they want. Explorers can always play in private groups or solo. We're not really being exploited here.
For what it's worth, it could be quite a fun/exciting PVP. A big battle around a major space station. As long as nobody's hacking or cheating, and the sides are even, it could prove to be quite fun.
Every minute they fight another player is time for another explorer to dock. We don't need to kill them, just frustrate their efforts to kill.