Cosmic prank: ISS crew pull off optical illusion with Cygnus XL

NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jack Hathaway staged a lighthearted moment aboard the ISS on April 13, pretending Williams could 'hold' Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft in an optical illusion from the Cupola while the two captured the vehicle with Canadarm2 after its Apr 11 launch. The Cygnus XL was delivering about 11,000 pounds of cargo and experiments to the station. The playful moment highlighted crew morale amid a high-profile cargo-ship capture and installation on the Earth-facing port.