# Can I leave a ship in space with its modules still active?

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**Category:** New Citizens Q&A\
**Created:** [May 10, 2022, 2:23am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-i-leave-a-ship-in-space-with-its-modules-still-active/361881 "2022-05-10T02:23:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zukillag](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zukillag/32/319560_2.png) [@Zukillag](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zukillag)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 2:23am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-i-leave-a-ship-in-space-with-its-modules-still-active/361881/1 "2022-05-10T02:23:27Z")

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I was wondering if say I had a porpoise and wanted to use boosts to boost a retriever. Could I leave my ship in space with modules active and the hangars and use my retriever, or do I need to be in the ship to use the modules?

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**Author:** ![Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/geo_eclipse_oksaras/32/500781_2.png) [@Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Geo_Eclipse_Oksaras)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-i-leave-a-ship-in-space-with-its-modules-still-active/361881/2 "2022-05-10T02:25:23Z")

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Must be in ship. Leaving the ship would be abandoning it, and leaving it open for someone to steal it.

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**Author:** ![Zukillag](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zukillag/32/319560_2.png) [@Zukillag](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zukillag)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-i-leave-a-ship-in-space-with-its-modules-still-active/361881/3 "2022-05-10T02:28:46Z")

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Good to know, wouldn’t want someone to steal it, thanks

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**Author:** ![Nerdsrepublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nerdsrepublic/32/514264_2.png) [@Nerdsrepublic](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nerdsrepublic)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-i-leave-a-ship-in-space-with-its-modules-still-active/361881/4 "2022-05-10T02:35:06Z")

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Also, I have left a ship before, the modules turn off because the capsuleers skills are the only things keeping the modules running so it would be pointless to leave a ship for mining (tried before). If you want to do something to use a retriever and a porpoise you could try your luck with an alt…

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/can-i-leave-a-ship-in-space-with-its-modules-still-active/361881/5 "2022-08-08T02:35:12Z")

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