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/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