Welcome to Test Squadron Dracionus! Exploration as a game mechanic with any reward besides fun isn’t implemented in Star Citizen yet. There are lots of exploration-focussed ships because early backers (just like more recent ones!) love the idea of exploration as an activity that has some purpose. No word yet on when it is coming, but it’s unlikely to be in the next couple of years.
So, you might want to consider choosing a ship or two that is better for some other activity or profession that is in the game now, like bounty hunting/PvE space combat or mining, or is getting there, like cargo hauling/trading or FPS missions. Or you might consider a ship that can enable you to do those things and will be good for exploration too, when that does eventually get implemented.
Some of us spend waaaay too much on this game in the hope it will be amazing eventually (and it is fun now). But that should not be a requirement to join in the fun now. How much are you willing to spend on space pixels in a game that’s been in Alpha nearly 10 years? $50? $250?
