Space-X Dragon returns Astronauts (OK, Astro-Mice) safely to earth.

[Paul F.]

freeradical wrote:
How long till we're free of the Russians for support in getting to the space station?

Late 2107 would be the most optomistic estimate.
Mid 2018 is probably more accurate.
Unless, of course, SpaceX, Boeing, or Sierra Nevada pull one or more rabbits out of someplace and they fly earlier than anyone expects.
Of the three, SpaceX is furthest along, but Boeing can shift resources to "fast track" things like no one else in the race.