I am almost certainly going to get flamed for this, but here goes. Two things, one, exploration and exobiology should not be lost on death. This would bring it in a bit in line with first footfall, and overall, not only is it not fun to lose all your exploration data, but it makes exploration an activity restricted almost entirely to solo, as exploration ships are likely alone and unequipped to fight off other commanders stalking them, which results in loss of all data.
Second, rebuy should have more options. One, if on foot or in SRV, you should have two options in the first option on the rebuy screen: Rejoin ship (if available), or respawn on foot. If you choose to respawn on foot, you should be able to select one of the following: Respawn at last docked location (if it has a shipyard), respawn at nearest station with a shipyard, or respawn back at a specific station in the bubble (not choosable by the player, but the same respawn station for each player on this last one.) Likewise, if your ship is destroyed, you should be able to choose to respawn at last docked location (if it has a shipyard), nearest station with a shipyard, or at a pre-designated respawn station in the bubble.
This would allow people to explore a bit farther without worrying about missing neat events back in the bubble because they spent a long time getting to where they were in the black and it would take about as much time to get back. It could also allow for players to more easily get back to the bubble if they landed on a carrier that went deep into the black while they were logged off.
Second, rebuy should have more options. One, if on foot or in SRV, you should have two options in the first option on the rebuy screen: Rejoin ship (if available), or respawn on foot. If you choose to respawn on foot, you should be able to select one of the following: Respawn at last docked location (if it has a shipyard), respawn at nearest station with a shipyard, or respawn back at a specific station in the bubble (not choosable by the player, but the same respawn station for each player on this last one.) Likewise, if your ship is destroyed, you should be able to choose to respawn at last docked location (if it has a shipyard), nearest station with a shipyard, or at a pre-designated respawn station in the bubble.
This would allow people to explore a bit farther without worrying about missing neat events back in the bubble because they spent a long time getting to where they were in the black and it would take about as much time to get back. It could also allow for players to more easily get back to the bubble if they landed on a carrier that went deep into the black while they were logged off.