NASA astronauts joke around with an optical illusion on the ISS
By Chelsea Gohd
Published on April 15, 2026.
On April 13, NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jack Hathaway worked to capture Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL spacecraft from aboard the International Space Station (IS) using the Canadarm2 robotic arm. The pair had fun playing an optical illusion, pretending to "hold" the spacecraft from the ISS' cupola. Once they had captured the spacecraft, they positioned it for installation on the ISS's Earth-facing port. Despite the challenges of outer space, the astronauts managed to find joy in their work.
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