[ WP ] [ X-Post from /r/futurewhatif ] We send a small group of diverse people with supplies to a planet similar enough to Earth to allow them to colonize it . Soon after they land , Solar flares ( or whatever ) stop us from contacting them for 100+ years . After that time we are able to speak with them again .

`` In other news, Scientists theorize the magnetic drifts that surround the Kapteyn system are estimated to dissipate within 20 years, however the projection is coming under fire from -'' 
 
 
 `` Some even theorize with enough speed, any ship with sufficient protection could even bypass Kapteyn's magnetic drift. As of yet, the staff behind the new EM drive state no tangible data of Kapteyn's fields have been recorded and theory will only doom more humans like the disaster 80 years ago -'' 
 
 
 `` If anything, the colonists could still be well and alive. The magnetic fields certainly shred anything that passes through, but the system itself could be an eye of the storm. It's completely possi-'' 
 
 
 `` Yesterday morning, UWSA data platforms detected fluxuations from Kapteyn. It could be possible that their prediction from 10 years ago could be coming true. If so the fields should dissipate within the next 5 to 10 years.'' 
 
 
 `` Further work on the Kapteyn relay has brought it back online and operational, including all old protocols and outdated tech restored brilliantly. The station will serve as both a memorial to the brave men and women from a century ago, and a possible contact in the slight case they survived the fields. To find out more about the memorial, log in to net address a-'' 
 
 
 `` Breaking news! The fields are estimated to dissipate within the next month. So far only small holes have been probed by DS1229, but the resulting spectrum analysis is the first concrete data recovered from the event horizon surrounding Kapteyn. Already, thousands of people are flocking the streets in a candle vig-'' 
 
 
 Eranor shut down the monitor. The relay hummed behind him, noisy compared to his usual lab. A hundred years ago it had been state of the art too, now he felt like he was sitting in an old 2090's movie set. The controls actually required him to touch the screen with his hands, they really stuck 100 % to the blueprints. 
 
 
 `` Huston, this is mission control. Relay system is prepared to send signal. All systems go.'' He spoke. 
 `` Mission control, this is Huston. Relay message now.'' 
 
 
 Thus began his job, thought Eranor. He will be sitting out here for one month, sending messages every 6 hours. No answer expected of course, but such was the memorial. Even his communication with Huston was exactly as it should have been a hundred years ago. The closure for this mission was nationwide. He would do it well. 
 
 
 `` Kapteyn-b, this is mission control. Come in Kapteyn-b.'' 
 No answer. 
 
 
 `` Kapteyn-b, this is mission control. Come in Kapteyn-b. Respond.'' 
 No answer. 
 
 `` Kapteyn-b, this is mi-'' And then, what no one expected happened. 
 A small gravely voice drifted through. The words were fumbled, but unmistakably English. 
 
 
 `` Aeryou Rision Con'tol?'' It asked, the hint of reverence behind it. All the while, voices in the background chanted religiously. 

