I wouldnt break out the champagne and hand lotion just yet. The piece you are referencing was merely in-verse fiction about a mining corp. While it MAY be a nod to some mechanics that they are currently working on, I doubt they would announce an upcoming release so cryptically. If 3.0 is going to be ready for April, CR would be screaming it from the rooftops, not coyly referencing it through a fiction filter. This DOES, however, add evidence to the sentiment that 3.0's mining mechanic may indeed include gas scooping in the StarFarer.