It doesn’t make sense to perform planetary scan, recon, or infiltration of a settlement that is under the jurisdiction of the very same superpower that you so carefully and tirelessly grind to gain a decent standing with. The quest specifically states that these actions are considered illegal, which leads to bounties, unwanted fines and massive reputation loss with both your superpower and the factions you do the work for. How can I continue to excel and push forward when I’m thwarted by things like this? If anything there should be enemy or unknown mini-settlements that have nothing to do with the current superpower that are available for that sort of work that won’t impact anything else.