Thanks, all, for the suggestions. That helps a lot! I do not have any of the items mentioned above, so I will definitely be getting them. I may have to do some of the gray missions just to get more commendations. The mission I was stuck on last night is the Polith Mine Fields. The mine objective was no problem to achieve, but I seem to lack the fire power needed to destroy the big ship at the end. Still had plenty of missiles left, but I ran out of time.

Perhaps I'm doing something wrong, but I can't seem to be able to complete any of the space missions that are near my level (not gray). Tried twice to do a lvl 42 mission last night (I'm lvl 45) and failed both times. I have Grade 5 starship upgrades. Am I missing something? Do I have to do all the gray missions first? It seems like a waste, especially when the gray ones only give you 5 xp for completing them.

He reminds me a bit of Sean Connery.

Wow, I'm always using Overload shot! It seems to be one of my more damaging skills. I wish it required less energy as well. I get in trouble with Rifle shot because it does much less damage, so I spam it and then my auto target pulls in other mobs!

Is this the one where you actually fight the Eagle? If so, I had problems with this, as it seemed to be bugged. If your companion is out of the doorway when you're in fighting, he/she will not come in; thus, you're going it alone. That's what happened to me, at least. Make sure you're both inside the doorway before you begin the fight.

Unfortunately, I think you end up fighting him either way. My agent is light side and with the choices I made, I still had to fight him. The bug was annoying, but I eventually got through it. I'm operative, so I had Kaliyo tank while I healed her.