Mission failed - Dock Unreachable?

[user1679]

I just started a new game, less than 1 hour playing so far. While exploring Second Contact, I picked up a mission to deliver 5 micro-motors to an ANT refinery. No problem, I bought them at the local trader and set off to find the station. Suddenly I got an alert that the mission failed and the reason was dock unreachable.

I can't imagine the station was destroyed, I flew around the whole sector and there was only one S sized Xenon that was taken care of quickly by a patrol. It also can't be a reputation issue because I literally had done nothing in the game except uncover two sectors. Any clue what happened?

[Buzz2005]

hop faction is usually the one destroying stations in second contact at the start of the game

[user1679]

hop faction is usually the one destroying stations in second contact at the start of the game

Interesting, thanks. I guess I should try to finish missions a little faster.

[chew-ie]

Also: it's no big deal if a side mission fails - those are only randomly generated.