That truly shows how science can bridge the gap between 2 extreme foes since science transcends over political boundaries & ideologies. Indeed, science is all about partnership & cooperation for man's common good.

Incidentally, one of the interesting project he was involved-in was the launching of the 2 "Voyager spacecrafts" back in 1977. Sadly, it is a project that is now well-forgotten after 26 years but it represents the very fabric of us humanity. It is our representative to other possible intelligent life forms out there in the universe.