Hmm... if people can remember their race special abilities, it might be prudent to turn the race sheets on their side, sliding the half with the summaries and abilities under the tiles, giving each player a lot more space for planets and tech...
nice setup, but that table in the bag looks enormous and a far better choice
It doesn't look wide enough.
If it's the same Ikea table I have, the problem is indeed the width. However, it works marvellously for 4 or 5 players and the extreme length gives plenty of room for storing all the extra miscellany and dice towers and such. Better to use the round/octagon table and pick up a few of these for storing player units/tech trees/references/drinks/etc.
It's tight but we manage - there are a few more pics floating around of us all squeezed around it. Judicious stacking of the planet cards and generally everyone knowing the tech cards helps.
