After some months of flying courier jobs I finally had enough money to buy and equip an new spaceship. I did see three lots of pirates and managed to escape from two of them. But the first pirate captured me and stole my cargo, which why it has taken me so long to earn all the money I needed.
New Ship
So here is the new Red Ray sitting on my launchpad in the space station. I bought this bigger ship as I wanted to use a Rover Vehicle to drive on the surface of the planets I visited. So the ship had to have docking space for the Rover.
The ship is 73 metres long by 72 wide and 15 high. That is huge!
Approaching a Planet
I fitted a Fuel Scoop so that I can collect fuel for the ship from a suitable star. So I don’t have to go to a space station to buy fuel and can spend a long time exploring.
I also fitted lots of scanners to help me find good planets and to find interesting sights on any planet I visited.