The Daedalus Encounter Cheats (Macintosh)

Many times, you must do an analysis on an object to get
  into a puzzle. Always try different things at different
  times if something doesn't work. Listen to everything.

To get into the ship at the beginning of the game, use your laser to set
  off the booby trap. You will explode the ship, and your own probe. At this
  point, you must reload the game from a previoius save point, and try it
  again. It may seem frustrating at first, but if you keep it up, you will
  be able to repeat it many times with ease!