Four-member SpaceX crew safely docks with space station

Good for the US astronauts..

Good for the Japanese astronaut..

And good for the Russian cosmonaut, like it or not..

SpaceX rocks. The way their booster lands itself upright on a barge in the middle of the ocean is nothing short of miraculous.

Agreed, incredible feat, and I am genuinely glad to see Russians involved on a continuing basis. Fingers crossed for humanity right now.

TokyoLivingOct. 7  07:22 am JST

Good for the US astronauts..

Good for the Japanese astronaut..

And good for the Russian cosmonaut, like it or not..

Space exploration transcends politics. Always has. When I was a kid, I saw live on TV the historic Apollo-Soyuz linkup. The mission was designed to see if rescue missions in space could be achieved. The two craft linked, and the astronauts and cosmonauts shook hands and conversed for a while. Everything went cool.

The scientific data from the exploratory robots' missions is shared by all mankind. From lunar exploration to Voyager missions to the outer planets to JAXA's recent get-samples-and-return mission from the asteroid Ryuku, we all benefit from it and share the knowledge.