Command the journey to the inner asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars. Settle Asteroids and gather their ressources. You'll also have to maintain a fleet of space ships to defend your colony against pirates and other mining companies.
This video gives a small insight in how the AI is flying and engaging the enemy ships. There are some flaws which will be fixed in the future and there may be some element to allow automatic squad building in your fleet depending on the experience of the pilots - let's see how this will work out.