How to get Starfield ship parts and repair your ship

Starfield frontier ship fighting crimson fleet ship out in space — (Image credit: Bethesda)

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How to get ship parts

Having some Starfield ship parts stored away means you can easily perform essential repairs on your ship while out in space. You can even repair major hull damage in the middle of a big dogfight in space - or perhaps a stray asteroid got in the way while you weren’t looking. Your steering is fine, I believe it.

While this all sounds great, ship parts are unfortunately a bit hard to come by, especially in the Starfield early game, and you may sometimes have to get fixed up by a technician at a spaceport. However, to prepare yourself for those mid-flight emergencies, here are all the details on where to find ship parts in Starfield and how you can repair your ship.

How to get ship parts in Starfield

Starfield ship parts in shop inventory — (Image credit: Bethesda)

First off, it's worth noting that you shouldn't confuse these Starfield ship parts with the new parts, upgrades, and modules you can find for Starfield ship customization. These ship parts are purely for repairs, and you can get them in two ways:

Buy ship parts: You can but Starfield ship parts in many shops around Starfield, such as Jemison Mercantile in New Atlantis and Shepherd’s General Store in Akila City. Check the vendor’s ‘Aid’ item stock.
Loot them from destroyed ships: After a big space battle, make sure you fly around and loot the destroyed ships. Sometimes they’ll have a few ship parts. Target the destroyed ship and fly within 500m of it to see what treasures it holds.

Starfield ship parts looted from destroyed ship's hold — (Image credit: Bethesda)

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With these Starfield ship parts, you can repair your ship. To do so while piloting, simply press and hold 'O' on keyboard or the right stick on a controller. This consumes one ship part and begins to restore 40% of your ship’s health over 10 seconds. Be aware that ship parts are extremely heavy – each one takes up 10kg of mass in your cargo hold or inventory. So, while it’s tempting to buy as many as you can in one go, you really don’t want to be carrying around too many ship parts at once.

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Starfield ship services technician repairs — (Image credit: Bethesda)

As I mentioned above, you can also get a ship services technician to repair your ship, and you can find them in any of the major Starfield cities. I recommend doing this if your ship is looking a little worse for where when grounded, since it'll save you using valuable ship parts during flight. Each repair costs 1,000 credits, whether your ship has a little dent or a near-catastrophic hull breach.

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