Oct 26, 2026, 2:07 PMThe androgynous design also had a diplomatic motivation: neither the United States nor the Soviet Union was willing to be the passive (“female”) partner in the docking.
1970s men were very much not okay
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androgynous_Peripheral_Attach_System
Oct 26, 2026, 2:09 PMgoes to show that the Cold War was a dick measuring contest
Oct 26, 2026, 5:40 PM@mira Ancient Rome in space.
This reminded me of Dr Strangelove; that's so much about this view of 1960s men in power.
Oct 26, 2026, 2:51 PM@mira@outerheaven.club it's not like most of today's men are okay
Oct 26, 2026, 2:56 PM@mira@outerheaven.club Fun fact, since only one spacecraft can take the active role at once, they actually had to have two dockings that way it was fair. Such a stupid origin for one of the key technologies for modern space stations