You can also use the Camera Suite (default Ctrl+Alt+Space on PC) to look at your ship from an external "drone" perspective. New "Operations" Feature

For the highest immersion, Elite Dangerous supports SteamVR , allowing you to look around naturally by moving your head.

Operations function as multi-stage, raid-like events where you might start on foot, launch into space, and extract within a single cohesive experience.

Elite: Dangerous May 2026

You can also use the Camera Suite (default Ctrl+Alt+Space on PC) to look at your ship from an external "drone" perspective. New "Operations" Feature

For the highest immersion, Elite Dangerous supports SteamVR , allowing you to look around naturally by moving your head. Elite: Dangerous

Operations function as multi-stage, raid-like events where you might start on foot, launch into space, and extract within a single cohesive experience. You can also use the Camera Suite (default