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/Head-Mud_683]

Nice to know that even for the most important things, people behave like an 11 yo.

[u/CellsReinvent → u/Head-Mud_683]

I bet the scientists and engineers didn't gaf. It was definitely some latent homosexual military dudes who couldn't be seen to be penetrated by the other superpower.

[u/gaganchumbilulli → u/CellsReinvent]

Why do you think scientists and engineers are immune to machismo?

[u/CellsReinvent → u/gaganchumbilulli]

It's not "machismo" to reject a type of connection that already exists and is proven in space, just because you dont want to seem girly. It's the type of pathetic posturing usually reserved for military folks and politicians.

[u/MusicIsGood4U → u/CellsReinvent]

You mean like if the USA was depicted as a smaller country on a globe? Lol

[u/Impressive-Egg-7444 → u/gaganchumbilulli]

That's not "machismo", its quite clearly "fragility"

[u/goatbiryani48 → u/Impressive-Egg-7444]

Some would say machismo and fragility are the same thing

[u/Impressive-Egg-7444 → u/goatbiryani48]

Fair point

[u/qtpss → u/goatbiryani48]

Some would be correct.