Im not sure if its been mentioned before , but if you liked the JTL part of galaxies , there is a new hope.

http://www.spacetimestudios.com/

Check out the 'team' tab , its basically the JTL design and art team , making a space sim MMO.

Its early days, they are only just recruiting coders , but I thought it would be worth keeping an eye on for those that loved JTL.