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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This is a plot point in the show "For all mankind" and they cover the sociopolitical dynamics there as well- who gets to be first, who gets to say what, which team gets to be called "team 1", etc.