[couslee]

using my Porta-Builder and having it stacked in the same sector in open space with another ship that had cargo capabilities, I built a couple of Sats en-route to a new planet. the new sats were placed in the cargo hold of the other ship. This is fine. My question is, if a space yard ship with no cargo, builds a sat in open space, will it automaticly launch the unit, or will you get the message construction cancelled due to inadequate storage?

if it places the sat in space, maybe that is the better way to go than using sat haulers for placing those spy sats where you only want to drop one.

Of course, placing a cargo container on the space yard ship removes the problem, but if using a cruiser hull for the builder you won't have enough room for one.