I has a neighbor! Yay! I'm out directly two rings from you, purple in the bottom right corner. Sending a merchantman your way and have open trading if you want to do the same. Just don't take my steel! I keep running out. 
what's your name? I have trading enabled, and I'm sending out about 5 merchants to 5 different planets. they're uninhabited, but the guide says that they'll go find someone to trade with on their own.
