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Docking system · International Space Station

APAS

Also known as Androgynous Peripheral Attach System

Human spaceflight

Overview

The Androgynous Peripheral Attach System is a docking mechanism developed for the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project and later used by the Space Shuttle to dock with Mir and the ISS.

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  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

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