I recently left a station and came across a Viper chasing a fugitive Grass Snake. I gave chase, hoping to cash in on some bounty, when the two ships promptly exploded and I found myself entering the planet's atmosphere.
I got out just in time, but it's a bit odd that NPCs should commit suicide like that. Maybe it was a case of "You'll never take me alive, cop!"
NPCs trying to land on planets?
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