This would be an awesome addition to the game. Especially if there were various types of infection (Fungus, zombies, man-eating plants, squids/tentacles, dinosaurs, etc.)
Some Friends and i are starting this merc band type guild and i have to say clearing and using a space station as a base would be amazing it would feel like we were starwolf or something hehe.
So many ideas that I would love to see... I remember my turret thread that I did wayyy before the beta came out. But I sincerely hope this one makes it into Starbound 1.0.