I miss how it was done with SWG, You would have to create the parts you needed for your Starship, then have the shipwright skill/profession, and put everything together, then you had your ship. Made hings a bit easier I would think.
I am new to the game and look forward to the challenge of this game as well. From what I understand it is better to start small and build up.
Question and this might be the wrong place for this question: Are you able to build mines like to mine the different ores and such?