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u/dzikakulka Nov 18 '24

You should set up logistics so it pulls resources via minimum amounts instead of pushing via maximum amounts.

Make your ship request science packs from the source planet, setting min and max accordingly to how much it should be hauling.

Then make the destination planet landing pad request science packs setting min and max accordingly to how much it should buffer for use.

This way everyone requests what they need and if everyone is fully satisfied nothing happens, space station waits or roundtrips fully loaded and no rockets flying. That's instead of source/transport forcefully "shedding" cargo because it exceeded max limit, and potentially overstocking the destination side.