It's a big universe out there, and there are other ways to leave the solar system. Several new destinations with new machines, technologies, and unique processes
The mod "Common prototypes" seems like a great idea but it is very clearly not controlled well enough to function, the last update it received 5 months ago and it breaks every character mod I have seen, the issue is that a mod that is meant to be a connector between others breaks them so something needs to be fixed here or at least there should be clearly stated that it breaks character mods
You make a good point. When I have time, maybe I'll remove it. I made it with high hopes, but it hasn't been well received.
I don't think it's common prototypes causing the bug, but I am aware of the custom character model bug.