How do I craft Starship Launch Fuel in No Man's Sky?

To craft Starship Launch Fuel, you need Di-hydrogen x40, Metal Plating x1. Use the Crafting Menu to combine them.

What ingredients do I need for Starship Launch Fuel?

You need: Di-hydrogen x40, Metal Plating x1.

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Starship Launch Fuel is a product in No Man's Sky. To craft it, combine Di-hydrogen x40, Metal Plating x1.

Best yield

Large Refinerabout 45s per batch

Craft it

Crafting menu

I needStarship Launch Fuel

1 batch: 10 Di-hydrogen + 10 Magnetised Ferrite + 5 Sodium Nitrate in a Large Refiner makes 1, about 45s in one refiner.

Craft 1: 40 Di-hydrogen + 1 Metal Plating. The tree below shows every part.

Buy 1 from a Gek you meet on a lush planet for 100 Units ("Starship launch fuel"), partway through a conversation
Research the blueprint: Product Recipes › Components & Devices, 1 Factory Override Unit after Ion Battery

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Best yield per input first

10Di-hydrogen 10Magnetised Ferrite 5Sodium Nitratemakes1Starship Launch FuelLarge, about 45s
10Di-hydrogen 20Ferrite Dust 5Sodium Nitratemakes1Starship Launch FuelLarge, about 45s
10Di-hydrogen 20Pure Ferrite 10Sodiummakes1Starship Launch FuelLarge, about 45s

Times are approximate, per batch (one run of the recipe). In-game refiner timers are often off.

Highly reactive solid-state fuel, required to fuel Starship Launch Thrusters.

Created from crystallised Di-hydrogen, found in blue deposits on all worlds.