Whichever way you feel better suits the Committee methodology is fine by me. I don't think the spire has been visited yet in character so it might be interesting for everyone to see the hub of Galactic Committee politics, experience some culture, get briefed and have some downtime for characters to get to know one another perhaps? 

I don't know the lean here between combat preference players who want action and those who are quite happy to spend a few posts performing character development through social rp. Personally I enjoy a good mix. Action is great, but should facilitate the plot rather than be the objective of the plot (is my personal opinion on the matter).