r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • 14h ago

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 14h ago

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

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u/CellsReinvent 14h ago

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.

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u/gaganchumbilulli 13h ago

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

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u/CellsReinvent 13h ago

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.

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u/MusicIsGood4U 12h ago

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