SpaceX's man-rated Dragon capsule made a successful unassisted (that is to say, they didn't have to use the arm) docking with the ISS, loaded with a test dummy named Riley and, apparently, a plush Earth (A gift to an astronaut? Elon Musk being frivolous?).
However, the hard part is still to come - re-entry is the most dangerous part of any space mission.
It's not a shuttle replacement, but it'll do for now. (The Russians were apparently nervous about the docking and made everyone hang out in the Soyuz).
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