Your pride and joy, the Red Beagle.

A bespoke star-ship, fitted with an experimental (but now depleted) hyper-drive, capable of making extreme distance faster-than-light jumps. Without any jumps remaining, you are stranded far from home. (It's still very useful for day trips around the local galaxy, though).

Take good care of your ship, it could help you get home if you can find a replacement for your hyper-drive.

Do not, under any circumstances, crash your ship!