what have you found to be the easiest way to get a new ship?
I got lucky and some colonizers were asking for help so I helped them out, then just out of curiosity I lock picked to get into their ship and was able fly off without consequence.
I tried doing the same thing with other landed ships but then it just says I'm not authorized
I walked into a va'ruun ship by cydonia and killed everyone in it and just flew off with it. Was pretty easy.