Research

When you Main Ship reaches Lv 350, you will be eligible to perform Research or Advanced Research to gather Data to unlock Technologies that will aid you further in your fight against the Xurloc menace.

Normal Research requires you to go back to base and start over while Advanced Research can be performed in space.

Data
Data is gained by performing Research or Advanced Research. Progressing farther will yield more Data.

Technologies
Upon gathering Data, you will be able to unlock various Technologies that will grant special perks.