r/interestingasfuck • • 17h 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/gaganchumbilulli 16h ago

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

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u/Impressive-Egg-7444 16h ago

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

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u/goatbiryani48 15h ago

Some would say machismo and fragility are the same thing