The big amber button is always the next thing to do. Tap Worlds to choose where to fly; the ship flies there by itself.
Touch screen
Steer the ship / walkLeft stick
Fly forwardHold GO
Look aroundDrag the screen
Everything elseTap the buttons
Keyboard · flying
SteerArrow keys
Fly forwardSpace or W
Go backwardsS
Go fasterShift
Launch / landL
WorldsM
Ship scannerT
Stop the autopilotEsc
Keyboard · walking
Walk and turnArrow keys or W A S D
Look aroundDrag with the mouse
JumpSpace
RunShift
Pick up a sampleF
Ground scannerT
Get out / back inE
LogbookB
BinocularsN
Set up / switch on campC
Dock / undock at your stationL
Telescope on the station deckT
Send a probe (gas planets)P
Music and soundMore menu
Sizes, distances, gravity and today’s planet positions are real. The one cheat: your ship can fly faster than light, so trips take seconds instead of years.
Maps and elevation data: NASA, JPL-Caltech, USGS Astrogeology, NOAA, JHUAPL/SwRI, LPI, DLR, Space Science Institute, Solar System Scope (CC BY 4.0) and Wikimedia Commons. Stars: HYG Database (CC BY-SA 4.0). The full list of sources and licences is in CREDITS.md.