How to avoid No Man's Sky's allegedly game-breaking glitch

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UPDATE 12/08/2016 5.30am: Hello Games has offered a fix for the conundrum that has plagued many a player here.
According to a new "known issues" update, the No Man's Sky developer said that getting into this sticky situation will trigger a quest to acquire a new hyperdrive. That or restarting one's console has helped the vast majority of folks who have encountered this issue.
"It has been reported that using the pre-order bonus ship will leave some players stranded, if they purchase or transfer to a new ship that does not have a hyperdrive (if done very early in game). In most cases the player is actually able to continue (107 of the 135 reports emailed so far)," Hello Games' Sean Murray stated. "The game already detects the player needs a hyperdrive and directs them to a nearby NPC who will give the player the hyperdrive they need. Some other players were able to resolve this issue by restarting their console."
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