“Far Centaurus” by A. E. van Vogt, 1944; “Astounding Science Fiction”
A short story about men sent in suspended animation to Centaurus who were welcomed by Earthmen born after they left... Not a fascinating story to me, but if you’re looking for examples, this one was written before the atomic bomb!
sciencealert.com is reporting an 80-year-old story...
That might be it, I read some A.E. van Vogt in the 1970s, hmm, 1978, not sure if there was a short story anthology, I remember reading “The Weapons Shop of Isher” although I don’t remember a thing about it. I’d always liked the title.
Hmm... Pel Torro (a pen name of Lionel Fanthorpe, who apparently is still alive!) wrote a short story “The Last Astronaut”, has nothing to do with this subthread really, but the name came back to me all of a sudden. Fascinating wikipage on him.