I was out of town for a day, I'm already back though.
I agree that people need to post more often, but sometimes you can't do anything until another person has posted for you to respond to. Sure, technically you can post around them, especially if it's been more than a couple of days, but the RP is all about interacting with other characters. If you just write around them, there's little point.
I think we jump to new things too quickly. Almost every mission so far, we've basically stopped halfway through and jumped forward, skipping much that I'd like to see or explore more. It's very jarring to be in the middle of vacation, then suddenly be back on ship heading into a mission. Or have a dangerous mission cancelled abruptly and then immediately switch to lighthearted downtime.
We do seem to get bogged down in details, especially towards the start. I'm not sure what to recommend. This is also the only plot I'm a part of, and it also tends to move too slowly for me - at least the parts my character is involved with.