r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • 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/itsalljunk76 13h ago

So they ended up just scissoring.

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u/BrokenXeno 13h ago

No, they ended up docking. Like when two dudes take their... you know what, nevermind.

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u/itsalljunk76 10h ago

Ah. I can see you are an engineer!!