if you have any form of control over them you hit the travel button then party. You can select the NPCs to add to your party and then walk them abord your ship.
You can only take so many in a party and I forget what that number is. I'm sure someone here will know. when you have them aboard your ship you can kick them out of your party and get the next batch.
1. Stand in the same location as the NPC
2. Click on the position buttton in the right hand menu
3. Click on party
4. click on the white box for the NPC
5. Click on add (The NPC is now a member of your party)
6. Enter the ship, the NPC will follow.
By the way, this also shows you how to form and manage parties.
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You have to be standing in the same tile as they are, and be either the owner, commander, or supervisor. Being in a ship or vehicle at the same location will not work, you must exit it.
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Warning this is strictly Orions McPhees Opinion, it may or may not have any bearing on events true or imagined