> I like this, but it could use something going on in the foreground. Two kids playing indictaes a sense of ease about the caravan’s destination, a pregnant woman indicates hope, etc. Still seems a bit shallow…
Maybe some very faint alien ruins or the bones of a wrecked spaceship?
I’m glad to see something other than a Space Armada, but possibly you need more flashiness to get that Space Opera feel. Perhaps some nonhumans along as native guides? First contact with the locals?
What are the blue cones on the horizon going to end up as? Cloud formations? Distant orbital cities - they might serve to provide contrast with the foreground elements.