That's very true, and I'm fine with playing it out, I'm just concerned with enthusiasm. Another issue we have is finishing things (particularly in groups). Since this is a pseudo-reboot, I'd hate for us to still be working on threads from now in several months trying to get us out into space and then have nobody care about space anymore.
But if everyone's on board with getting it done and know what they want to accomplish with their characters, it's totally doable. It would definitely flesh the idea out more to see it happen and I'd honestly love to play it out.