Writiing Prompt: A Fantastic Journey

We're in an amazing age for astronomy.  Amazing telescope technologies have brought distant stars under closer scrutiny than ever, rovers are traveling Mars, and unmanned probes have visited every corner of our solar system.  One of the most intriguing things in astronomy has been the discovery of exoplanets.  These are planets that orbit stars other than our own.  It's not surprising that they are out there.  But, now that we can see them, we want to visit them.

For today's Science Fiction Saturday writing prompt, write a short story about the amazing voyage that takes mankind to an -

exoplanet

An Artist's Conception of an Exoplanet by Trent Schindler, National Science Foundation / Public domain