[ 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 .

*This is my first writing prompt, so criticism is welcome: ) * 
 
 Sgt. Ramond Hollister walked into the bunker to flip on the control switch, carrying out his monthly shift at the terminal, hoping to restore contact with Earth Ground control. He though it was a waste of time, spending hours trying to breathe life into this hunk of junk after not transmitting to or for earth for 103 years. He could be doing anything else really, because this exercise in futility was really getting on his nerves. 
 
 Running down the checklist of what to do, he checked the cables and wires in the monitor, brushed off the dust that stuck to the screen, and flipped the bright red control switch. All of the sudden, the computer began to hum and spirt, hot air blasting out the ducts before the screen turned into monotone green.
