Mission Order: Officer Save Game

[Vectorus]

Sometimes, I order my ship to make a long journey, or perform a complicated mission. I leave the computer for a while. Lieutenant Sundiver valiantly completes nine tenths of the mission, then the desire to sunbathe overcomes him, or the game crashes, costing hours of progress.

I know he is only an NPC, but it would be nice if, after completing a long voyage, the officer could take a moment to save my game before continuing...A mission order to that effect would be welcome!