SpaceX is gearing up for its third commercial resupply mission this month ; Orbital Sciences completed its first in February . American Oleg Kotov returns to Earth with Russian , Russian cosmonauts . Even if U.S. , Russia are at odds , space collaboration endures , NASA says . Russia astronauts have no way to get to and from the International Space Station . In return , U.S. brings money , more advanced technology to table .
American Oleg Kotov returns to Earth with Russian , Russian cosmonauts . Even if U.S. , Russia are at odds , space collaboration endures , NASA says . Russia astronauts have no way to get to and from the International Space Station . In return , U.S. brings money , more advanced technology to table .