OK, first off, very new at this, maybe 2 hours experience. I will be as brief as I can, but I suspect I am missing something simple.
I started the game with the computer generating starting ships for me. I found the geo-survey vessel and built three. After some fumbling, I figured out how to move them from Shipyard fleet into Survey fleet, and gave them the survey "next 5 system bodies" mission.
I advanced one day, and they flew to the moon together, and the UI said they needed 137 survey points. I advanced one day again, and no change. I advanced 30 days and no change. Another, and an accident occurred that required one ship to use 100 maintenance supplies, leaving them with 47 left, but no survey points.
Any idea why they are not generating the points needed to survey the moon?