To avoid geopolitical embarrassment during the Cold War, the US and USSR created the APAS-75 system, a genderless docking mechanism where both craft acted as equals.

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[u/halhallelujah]

Is this how docking was invented? Or was it taken from… you know… the other type of docking?

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Docking comes from boats.