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If you've been playing factorio vanilla for now I recommend Krastorio 2. Make sure to also install the recommended companion mods from that page. Krastorio is pretty much as easy to understand as vanilla but gives the whole game a different vibe, has some cooler end game gear and is more complex in some ways and easier in others. It's my favorite overhaul mod so far, but also the one that I've played most.
Space Exploration apparently takes like 200 hours to complete, which I find daunting. But I have started it and I think I like it, so far, but I haven't gotten to space yet ^^
If you're in for a different kind of challenge I can recommend warptorio as well, which has vanilla tech, but you end up on a different planet every 20 min - hour, and research unlocks a bigger platform etc. Make sure to always warp when the first biters come, you'll lose otherwise. Only in late game with flamethrowers it's not that dangerous. This mod is so cool and you will have so much spaghetti in the lower levels of your warp platform ^^
I second Krastorio 2 as a good first step out of vanilla. I've also played Industrial Revolution, which was OK but I didn't finish it. I played SE with my partner but it was way too complicated and difficult for me. You have to really understand how to program using circuit networks.
Baketorio was kind of funny. You have to make bread, desserts, milk, etc.
I'm in the same boat as you after my fist vanilla play through, I went with space exploration and krastorio. I even built a base in the orbit of the first planet. But it is pretty longwinded. And it was also kind of boring/tedious/unenjoyable (for me) to ship all this resources with rockets between bases.
On my current run with krastorio only I am having a blast.
Also install all the quality of live mods. Squeak through especially. No more oh no I need to break this solar field partially down because I cannot leave any more.
Bottleneck is another good QOL mod