[RESOLVED] Terraforming mission won't start

I am having issues startting the quest "I want to terraform" from my homeworld in the Space Stage. I can easily select tohe option from the menu, and all the correct dialogue takes place. However, once I finish reading and clicking through said dialogue and exit the menu, the mission is not started. I have checked my mission log, and it is not present; I have checked my inventory, and the terraforming tools are not present. How do I fix this?

UPDATE: went and completed every other quest that was available, and then made another attempt. This resolved the error; either that, or it resolved itself.