[Unfortunate respawn]

Good news!

I was able to find the zone on the spawn planet that corresponded to my market zone on Sanctuary moon

I took the shuttle back to Sanctuary moon

I hiked to the location of my crashed ship and compacted it

I hiked another 25km to my base and repaired my ship

I have started mining and building

I am a happy colonist now

[Unfortunate respawn]

The discord has been helpful this morning.  I discovered that I can transport back to Alioth and "teleport between districts" to get a better location to transport to Sanctuary with.  From that point I should end up about 30k away from my 'base'.  

 

I was also told that compacted ships in your inventory don't get lost when you die.  I'll need to pack a spare

[Unfortunate respawn]

Started playing the game last night

Went through the long tutorial

Walking through the startup with friends on Discord chat

Got a transport from the starting planet to the Sanctuary moon

Friends flew me to a spot near where their bases are

Friend trades me a small craft for my speeder so I can travel faster (thanks!)

Plant my base.  I have a home!

Tutorial says it's time to gather ore.  I gather ore

Tutorial says it's time to sell ore.  I start flying to the nearest market thingy

Try to chat with friends while flying

Unfortunate key binding for push-to talk

I crash

I respawn on starter planet

I find my way back to the Sanctuary moon

I am something like .7 SU away from my base

It's literally on the other side of the moon

I have no ship and no possessions

F

I'm going to have to RUN for days