I've seen a few posts about dillapidated ships floating about space, and I think it's a good idea. They could pop up at random, maybe one could get spit out from an Ion Storm somewhere or something, and they should contain Easter Eggs, like in other MMORPGs. The Easter Eggs would be unique items (I don't know if that was implied) which were ONLY available randomly, and could go from common to rare, to one-of-a-kind. A completed system would be a long term goal of course, but I think the Easter Eggs themselves would pretty easy to implement, put them in random stages at random places, or even have them floating in space. Definitely a way to keep things fresh, and inspire exploring.

Meh, that's not really an easter egg. An easter egg would be more like the Mexican guy in one of 3.2's sector 9 station windows. :P

Beer and Melon Widgets!