starfield how to dock at space station

To dock at a space station in Starfield, follow these steps:

1. Approach the space station in orbit and get within about 500 meters of it.
2. Target the station by pressing E on PC or A on Xbox controller. This locks onto the station.
3. Optionally, hail the station by holding E on PC or A on Xbox to communicate with it.
4. When you are close enough (within 500 meters), the option to dock will appear.
5. Hold R on PC or X on Xbox to dock your ship. A short docking cutscene will play.
6. After docking, you can choose to Board the station, Undock , or Get Up from your pilot seat.

This process works for all space stations and also for docking with other ships, including enemy ships if you disable their engines first

. If you want to change the docking controls, you can do so in the game settings under Bindings for "Select Target" and "Ship Action 1"

. In summary, the key steps are: get close, target the station, hail if desired, then hold the dock button when prompted to safely dock your ship at the station.