Hello, I am stuck. I cannot leave the system my base is in, because I cannot find it on M, galaxy map. To return. I lost two bases, and I am getting frustrated. Where does my invisible toon learn, Voltaic Cell, to build the beacon? I cannot build a science workstation, the star system has not got the cacti to calibrate it, according to my builder. Stuck in a catch 22. BTW. I play offline, so no terminal availb. If these recipes come off it, I am screwed. Thanks. Cya. Bye. birdbathscuba

You can return to your base by teleporting to it from any station in the game.
It even brings your ship with you.

The Voltaic Cell is given by the Science Guy.

Wonderful answer, thank you. I was under the impression teleport only worked, inside the star system the base was in.

Nope.
Exploration is dull enough in this game (gets repetitive really fast, though it *is* better since the update), so tethering you within a single system would be sillier than anything I've seen in the game so far.

Yes, that includes the hopping zero-legged 8m tall antilope-pig I saw yesterday.