The folks at The Escapist have an article up highlighting 3 things they are excited about in Galactic Civilizations III.

"I was absolutely stoked for the opportunity for more interplanetary exploration and exploitation, and along with Josh Vanderwall had the chance to check out the alpha build of the game this past week. While many features aren't available yet (like the Ship Builder, which I know I'll spend way too much time playing around with once it's live), I did take special note of three particular features that I'm definitely excited to see in Gal Civ III."

Read more here.