http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2122031929/novus-aeterno-the-next-evolution-in-rts-games
http://www.twitch.tv/NovusAeterno
http://novusaeterno.com/

I'm not sure I'll have the time to play it, but it looks very neat. MMO + real time strategy is a combination I've never seen outside of brower games like AstroEmpires. Space based, persistent galaxy, very customizable ships and ship AI.

Seems the Sci-fi mmo genre has exploded in the past few months.

Looks like a really cool game. To bad it only runs on Windows. (assumes that from the FAQ and the directx requirement) :(