| Drag | Look around the cockpit |
| WS | Throttle up / down (sublight) |
| ←→↑↓ | Steer the ship |
| Space | Cut throttle |
| V | Cycle view: cockpit, chase, orbit, cinematic |
| Chronometer | Ship clock is proper time. Earth clock runs faster by γ at sublight; warp bubbles have no dilation. Signal lag is the light-travel delay for a message home. |
| Wheel | Zoom the external camera |
| M | Astrogation map (system / galaxy / universe) |
| G / / | Destination search: type any planet, star or galaxy and go |
| Enter | Engage autopilot to the selected target |
| X | Abort / all stop |
| C | Recenter view |
| H / Esc | Toggle this panel / close |