Every day, the server restarts. Sometimes more than once. Don't mash the refresh button, use your time wisely.
How did you spend your estimated twelve minutes hiding from the Ion Storm? Did you make it to a base, or has your ship been caught out, its survival uncertain? Did you make forum role play? Friends? Sandwiches?
I spent my time today fruitlessly searching for the old server restart thread. And I was shamefully caught out, now haplessly exposed in the Omegas.
Seriously though, where is that thread? Pennsylvania-Kansas jump hole currently has infinite NPC queue. Been like that for half an hour. Server needs a whack please.