These inhabited structures are equipped with several items of interest:

• A case holding a Multi-tool for sale

• A lifeform which may send the player on a mission

• An object which, when interacted with, grants either Navigation Data or Nanite Clusters

• A Technology Merchant which also sells goods not sold by other merchants (such as Antimatter Housings and Drop Pod Coordinate Data)

• A Galactic Trade Terminal which, like terminals at Trading Posts, offers superior prices for marketed tradeables compared to terminals on space stations

Find Missing Person missions from the Mission Board will eventually direct the player toward a Minor Settlement for completion of the mission's objective.