The dropship is for exotics delivery as you correctly surmised. The request equipment is for getting items you have bought or about to buy from the orbital workshop.
Bacon is good early game as it give xp gains. Have a look at the dried meats (drying rack). There are some good buffs to be found there. Prime meat buffs (any that are not just 'meat') don't stack. They just give the same buff. Dried meats however, give different buffs and they stack.
The SIMPL3 missions are quick missions that can give good rewards (but sometimes not so great rewards!) and a bunch of xp points depending on the difficulty level of the mission. Easy - 5000, med - 10000, hard - 15000.
Don't forget the carcass for the bones when you kill something. Bones for bone arrows and crushed bone for epoxy.
As you found out, bandages (Tier 1) are needed. The drying rack can go outside.
The dropship is for exotics delivery as you correctly surmised. The request equipment is for getting items you have bought or about to buy from the orbital workshop.
Bacon is good early game as it give xp gains. Have a look at the dried meats (drying rack). There are some good buffs to be found there. Prime meat buffs (any that are not just 'meat') don't stack. They just give the same buff. Dried meats however, give different buffs and they stack.
The SIMPL3 missions are quick missions that can give good rewards (but sometimes not so great rewards!) and a bunch of xp points depending on the difficulty level of the mission. Easy - 5000, med - 10000, hard - 15000.
If you are unsure of anything or want more info, press 'J' for the field guide.