I only just noticed this. If you are still looking for playes I woudl not mind giving it a go , although it is a long time since I played 3rd ed starfire.
I have 4 players and 5th would be good. I am doing about 1 turn every 2 weeks, the pace is slow. If you are interested got to bgb.yuku.com and make an account. We are currently working on turn 5. So you would need to do catchup. Everything you need for the game is on the threads there. Including the house rules we use.
Sorry I didn't see your post sooner but its been a while and I don't check this site all that often.
Michael