Really enjoy the mood, the intro sets the tone imediately with that sombre tune, and graphically i particularilly liked the way you rendered space with the sorta misty look and the game overall feels really polished
That said while i liked the controls as well i feel that they have a small issue in that you can't slow down once launched unless you turn around and slow down with the main or side thrusters, and this feels a bit odd, i think this could be improved if you either added retro thrusters on the front bound to the up key, or have a sort of dedicated key to fire all thrusters to stabilize (i was thinking something a bit like in SPAZ in case i didn't explain it all that well ^^')
The docking mechanic isn't all that clear at first but once i got it figured out i had fun with the pod retrieval and weapons attachements :)