I just kind of completely forgot and for whatever reason didn't take the aspect of the description "Utilize Light to further science" literally Facepalm. So basically the 000.0 is when it's not getting hit by the sun.
As for the O2 cost. I think the number should be tweaked, I would point to thinking of real-world example, comparing the escape velocity of Ceres and how Ceres would be classified in the game if there was an asteroid of it's scale. I was gonna do a whole speel on Tsiolkovsky's Rocket Equation too for the usage of fuel, but it would take some time for me to get the math right. Real-World examples are pretty useful and I'm not really questioning the math you put in already. I was just saying it takes quite a bit of time to generate that O2 needed and it creates a side product that isn't consumed at the same rate as O2. I also don't think Gravity should be solely dependent on what's in the ground, but the accumulative of the Ground+Storage; 1 Glass=10 Rocks Etc.
I also derped thinking Rocket Range was referring to the Lasers.
Chalk it up to me not putting 2 and 2 together though.