View of Soyuz TMA-07M arrival. Photo was taken during Expedition 34.
View of the arrival of Soyuz Spacecraft (TMA-07M). Photo was taken during Expedition 34.
View of the arrival of Soyuz Spacecraft (TMA-07M). Photo was taken during Expedition 34.
ISS034-E-010172 (21 Dec. 2012) --- As the International Space Station and Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft were making their relative approaches on Dec. 21, one of the Expedition 34 crew members on the orbital outpost captured this photo of the distant Soyuz, which appears very small in the frame. Inside the arriving spacecraft were astronaut Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, cosmonaut Roman Romanenko of Russia's Federal Space Agency and NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn.
ISS034-E-010188 (21 Dec. 2012) --- As the International Space Station and Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft were making their relative approaches on Dec. 21, one of the Expedition 34 crew members on the orbital outpost captured this photo of the Soyuz. Inside the arriving spacecraft were astronaut Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, cosmonaut Roman Romanenko of Russia's Federal Space Agency and NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn.
ISS034-E-010180 (21 Dec. 2012) --- As the International Space Station and Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft were making their relative approaches on Dec. 21, one of the Expedition 34 crew members on the orbital outpost captured this photo of the Soyuz. The background is in northern Algeria, near the Atlas Mountains. Inside the arriving spacecraft were astronaut Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, cosmonaut Roman Romanenko of Russia's Federal Space Agency and NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn.
ISS034-E-010181 (21 Dec. 2012) --- As the International Space Station and Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft were making their relative approaches on Dec. 21, one of the Expedition 34 crew members on the orbital outpost captured this photo of the Soyuz. The background is in northern Algeria, near the Atlas Mountains. Inside the arriving spacecraft were astronaut Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, cosmonaut Roman Romanenko of Russia's Federal Space Agency and NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn.
ISS034-E-010167 (21 Dec. 2012) --- As the International Space Station and Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft were making their relative approaches on Dec. 21, one of the Expedition 34 crew members on the orbital outpost captured this photo of the distant Soyuz, which appears very small near center of the frame. Inside the arriving spacecraft were astronaut Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, cosmonaut Roman Romanenko of Russia's Federal Space Agency and NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn.
ISS036-E-000002 (13 May 2013) --- From inside the International Space Station, the Soyuz TMA-07M undocking was recorded by one of three Expedition 36 crew members on May 13, 2013. Onboard the Soyuz were Expedition 35 commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn and Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, both Expedition 35 flight engineers. Romanenko served as Soyuz commander. Onboard the orbital outpost were Expedition 36 crew members --- Commander Pavel Vinogradov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, both flight engineers.
ISS036-E-000041 (13 May 2013) --- From inside the International Space Station, the departing Soyuz TMA-07M was recorded by one of three Expedition 36 crew members on May 13, 2013. Onboard the Soyuz were Expedition 35 commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn and Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, both Expedition 35 flight engineers. Romanenko served as Soyuz commander. Onboard the orbital outpost were Expedition 36 crew members --- Commander Pavel Vinogradov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, both flight engineers.
ISS036-E-000004 (13 May 2013) --- From inside the International Space Station, the Soyuz TMA-07M undocking was recorded by one of three Expedition 36 crew members on May 13, 2013. Onboard the Soyuz were Expedition 35 commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn and Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, both Expedition 35 flight engineers. Romanenko served as Soyuz commander. Onboard the orbital outpost were Expedition 36 crew members --- Commander Pavel Vinogradov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, both flight engineers.
ISS036-E-000003 (13 May 2013) --- From inside the International Space Station, the Soyuz TMA-07M undocking was recorded by one of three Expedition 36 crew members on May 13, 2013. Onboard the Soyuz were Expedition 35 commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn and Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, both Expedition 35 flight engineers. Romanenko served as Soyuz commander. Onboard the orbital outpost were Expedition 36 crew members --- Commander Pavel Vinogradov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, both flight engineers.
ISS034-E-009895 (21 Dec. 2012) --- As the International Space Station and Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft were making their relative approaches on Dec. 21, one of the Expedition 34 crew members on the orbital outpost captured this photo of the Soyuz (lower left) and a gibbous moon (upper right). Inside the approaching spacecraft were astronaut Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, cosmonaut Roman Romanenko of Russia's Federal Space Agency and NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn.
ISS034-E-009926 (21 Dec. 2012) --- As the International Space Station and Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft were making their relative approaches on Dec. 21, one of the Expedition 34 crew members on the orbital outpost captured this photo of the Soyuz over the Sahara Desert. The image center is at 31.7 degrees north latitude and 2.0 degrees east longitude, on the south side of the Atlas Mountains and on the northern margin of a huge dune field known as Grand Erg Occidental, located in north central Algeria. Inside the arriving spacecraft were astronaut Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, cosmonaut Roman Romanenko of Russia's Federal Space Agency and NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn.
ISS034-E-009924 (21 Dec. 2012) --- As the International Space Station and Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft were making their relative approaches on Dec. 21, one of the Expedition 34 crew members on the orbital outpost captured this photo of the Soyuz backdropped by the Sahara Desert. Inside the arriving spacecraft were astronaut Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, cosmonaut Roman Romanenko of Russia's Federal Space Agency and NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn. The image center is at 31.7 degrees north latitude and 2.0 degrees east longitude, on the south side of the Atlas Mountains and on the northern margin of a huge dune field known as Grand Erg Occidental, located in north central Algeria.
The Soyuz TMA-07M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 carrying Expedition 34 NASA Flight Engineers Tom Marshburn, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to the International Space Station. Their Soyuz TMA-07M rocket launched at 6:12 p.m. local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-07M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 carrying Expedition 34 NASA Flight Engineers Tom Marshburn, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to the International Space Station. Their Soyuz TMA-07M rocket launched at 6:12 p.m. local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-07M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 carrying Expedition 34 NASA Flight Engineers Tom Marshburn, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to the International Space Station. Their Soyuz TMA-07M rocket launched at 6:12 p.m. local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-07M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 carrying Expedition 34 NASA Flight Engineers Tom Marshburn, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to the International Space Station. Their Soyuz TMA-07M rocket launched at 6:12 p.m. local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft is on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 just hours before its launch to send the crew of Expedition 34 NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Canadian Space Agency Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz rocket with Expedition 34/35 crew members Russian Cosmonaut and Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko, NASA astronaut and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield onboard the TMA-07M spacecraft launches to the International Space Station on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Romanenko, Marshburn and Hadfield will be on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The flags representing Kazakhstan and the nations of the three crewmembers who will launch in the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft are shown in the distance at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. From left to right are the flags of Kazakhstan, Canada, the United States and Russia. Scheduled to launch a few hours later are Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Russian Flight Engineer Roman Romanenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Hadfield, Marshburn and Romanenko returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 34 and 35 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Russian Flight Engineer Roman Romanenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Hadfield, Marshburn and Romanenko returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 34 and 35 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Russian Flight Engineer Roman Romanenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Hadfield, Marshburn and Romanenko returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 34 and 35 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Russian Flight Engineer Roman Romanenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Hadfield, Marshburn and Romanenko returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 34 and 35 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Russian Flight Engineer Roman Romanenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Hadfield, Marshburn and Romanenko returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 34 and 35 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Russian Flight Engineer Roman Romanenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Hadfield, Marshburn and Romanenko returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 34 and 35 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Russian Flight Engineer Roman Romanenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Hadfield, Marshburn and Romanenko returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 34 and 35 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Russian Flight Engineer Roman Romanenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Hadfield, Marshburn and Romanenko returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 34 and 35 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Russian support personnel start to access the crew of Soyuz TMA-07M capsule shortly after it landed with Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), NASA Flight Engineers Tom Marshburn and Russian Flight Engineer Roman Romanenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Hadfield, Marshburn and Romanenko are returning from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 34 and 35 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Earth observation taken by the Expedition 35 crew aboard the ISS. The docked Soyuz TMA-07M and Progress 50P spacecraft are in view.
A view of the International Space Station is seen from the Soyuz TMA-07M on the screen of the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia as the spacecraft docks to the Poisk module, Friday, Dec. 19, 2012. The Soyuz TMA-07M with Expedition 34/35 crew members, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan two days earlier. The Soyuz crew members will be greeted by Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford of NASA and Russian Flight Engineers Oleg Novitskiy and Yevgeny Tarelkin, who have lived in the orbital laboratory since October. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
A view of the International Space Station is seen from the Soyuz TMA-07M on the screen of the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia as the spacecraft docks to the Poisk module, Friday, Dec. 19, 2012. The Soyuz TMA-07M with Expedition 34/35 crew members, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan two days earlier. The Soyuz crew members will be greeted by Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford of NASA and Russian Flight Engineers Oleg Novitskiy and Yevgeny Tarelkin, who have lived in the orbital laboratory since October. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Earth observation taken by the Expedition 35 crew aboard the ISS. Night view of the docked Soyuz TMA-07M and Progress 50P spacecraft against a backdrop of city lights.
JSC2013-E-023952 (March 2013) --- This computer-generated artist's rendering of the International Space Station reflects its external appearance as of March 28, 2013. Soyuz 34 (TMA-08M) docks to Poisk. Progress 50 is docked to Pirs. Soyuz 33 (TMA-07M) is docked to Rassvet. Progress 49 is docked to Zvezda aft. Photo credit: NASA
JSC2013-E-023950 (March 2013) --- This computer-generated artist's rendering of the International Space Station reflects its external appearance as of March 15, 2013. Soyuz 32 (TMA-06M) undocks from Poisk. SpaceX/Dragon-2 is berthed to Harmony nadir. Progress 50 is docked to Pirs. Soyuz 33 (TMA-07M) is docked to Rassvet. Progress 49 is docked to Zvezda aft. Photo credit: NASA
JSC2013-E-009915 (February 2013) --- This computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station reflects its external appearance as of Feb. 9, 2013. Progress 48 undocks from Pirs. Soyuz 33 (TMA-07M) is docked to Rassvet. Soyuz 32 (TMA-06M) is docked to Poisk. Progress 49 is docked to Zvezda aft. Photo credit: NASA
JSC2013-E-023955 (April 2013) --- This computer-generated artist's rendering of the International Space Station reflects its external appearance as of May 13, 2013. Soyuz 33 (TMA-07M) undocks from Rassvet. Soyuz 34 (TMA-08M) is docked to Poisk. Progress 50 is docked to Pirs. Progress 51 docks to Zvezda aft. Photo credit: NASA
JSC2013-E-023953 (April 2013) --- This computer-generated artist's rendering of the International Space Station reflects its external appearance as of April 21, 2013. Progress 49 undocks from Zvezda aft. Progress 50 is docked to Pirs. Soyuz 33 (TMA-07M) is docked to Rassvet. Soyuz 34 (TMA-08M) is docked to Poisk. Photo credit: NASA
JSC2013-E-023954 (April 2013) --- This computer-generated artist's rendering of the International Space Station reflects its external appearance as of April 26, 2013. Progress 51 docks to Zvezda aft. Progress 50 is docked to Pirs. Soyuz 33 (TMA-07M) is docked to Rassvet. Soyuz 34 (TMA-08M) is docked to Poisk. Photo credit: NASA
JSC2013-E-009916 (February 2013) --- This computer-generated artist?s rendering of the International Space Station reflects its external appearance as of Feb. 11, 2013. Progress 50 docks to Pirs. Soyuz 33 (TMA-07M) is docked to Rassvet. Soyuz 32 (TMA-06M) is docked to Poisk. Progress 49 is docked to Zvezda aft. Photo credit: NASA
ISS034-E-045758 (11 Feb. 2013) --- Clouds form the backdrop for this scene photographed by one of the Expedition 34 crew members aboard the International Space Station, with the Soyuz 33 (TMA-07M) docked to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1). The Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) is visible top right.
DATE: 12-21-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 - FCR-1 (30M/231) SUBJECT: flight controllers in FCR-1 during Expedition 34/35 crew (Romanenko, Hadfield, Marshburn) docking the Soyuz TMA-07M to the Rassvet module on ISS. PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett
ISS034-E-045759 (11 Feb. 2013) --- Clouds form the backdrop for this scene photographed by one of the Expedition 34 crew members aboard the International Space Station, with the Soyuz 33 (TMA-07M) docked to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1). The Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) is visible at top.
DATE: 12-21-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 - FCR-1 (30M/231) SUBJECT: flight controllers in FCR-1 during Expedition 34/35 crew (Romanenko, Hadfield, Marshburn) docking the Soyuz TMA-07M to the Rassvet module on ISS. PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett
DATE: 12-21-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 - FCR-1 (30M/231) SUBJECT: flight controllers in FCR-1 during Expedition 34/35 crew (Romanenko, Hadfield, Marshburn) docking the Soyuz TMA-07M to the Rassvet module on ISS. PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett
DATE: 12-21-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 - FCR-1 (30M/231) SUBJECT: flight controllers in FCR-1 during Expedition 34/35 crew (Romanenko, Hadfield, Marshburn) docking the Soyuz TMA-07M to the Rassvet module on ISS. PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett
DATE: 12-21-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 - FCR-1 (30M/231) SUBJECT: flight controllers in FCR-1 during Expedition 34/35 crew (Romanenko, Hadfield, Marshburn) docking the Soyuz TMA-07M to the Rassvet module on ISS. PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett
Expedition 34/35 Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow cremates, Flight Engineers Chris Hadfield and Tom Marshburn, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Romanenko, Marshburn and Hadfield on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 34/35 Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow cremates, Flight Engineers Chris Hadfield and Tom Marshburn, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Romanenko, Marshburn and Hadfield on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft is prepared for its encapsulation into the upper stage of the Soyuz booster Dec. 12, 2012 as preparations continue for the launch of the Expedition 34/35 crew. The vehicle will be rolled to the launch pad at Baikonur Dec. 17 in advance of the Dec. 19 launch of NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Korolev Museum at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA signs a mural of a Soyuz spacecraft launch Dec. 14, 2012, part of a tradition for all space travelers launching from the Central Asian spaceport. Marshburn, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency will launch Dec. 19 in the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft from Baikonur for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov
In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft is encapsulated into the upper stage of the Soyuz booster Dec. 12, 2012 as preparations continue for the launch of the Expedition 34/35 crew. The vehicle will be rolled to the launch pad at Baikonur Dec. 17 in advance of the Dec. 19 launch of NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow cremates, Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hadfield, Romanenko and Marshburn on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow cremates, Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hadfield, Romanenko and Marshburn on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
At the Korolev Museum at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency signs a mural of a Soyuz spacecraft launch Dec. 14, 2012, part of a tradition for all space travelers launching from the Central Asian spaceport. Hadfield, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA will launch Dec. 19 in the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft from Baikonur for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov
Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow cremates, Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hadfield, Romanenko and Marshburn on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow cremates, Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield and Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Marshburn, Romanenko and Hadfield on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow cremates, Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hadfield, Romanenko and Marshburn on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow cremates, Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield and Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Marshburn, Romanenko and Hadfield on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 34 NASA Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), top, NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko wave farewell from the bottom of the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Their Soyuz TMA-07M rocket launched at 6:12 p.m. local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 34/35 Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow cremates, Flight Engineers Chris Hadfield and Tom Marshburn, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Romanenko, Marshburn and Hadfield on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow cremates, Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hadfield, Romanenko and Marshburn on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow cremates, Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hadfield, Romanenko and Marshburn on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko (center) and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA (right) pose for pictures in front of the cluster of first stage Soyuz booster engines Dec. 14, 2012 at the completion of the final “fit check” dress rehearsal for their launch Dec. 19 from Baikonur on the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov
Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow cremates, Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield and Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Marshburn, Romanenko and Hadfield on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow cremates, Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield and Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Marshburn, Romanenko and Hadfield on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow cremates, Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield and Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Marshburn, Romanenko and Hadfield on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome’s Integration Facility in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko (center) and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn (right) depart the test stand housing their Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft Dec. 7, 2012 following a “fit check” dress rehearsal. The trio is preparing for launch Dec. 19 for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency climbs aboard the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft for the final “fit check” dress rehearsal Dec. 14, 2012 leading to launch along with Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA Dec. 19 from Baikonur for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency inspects the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft during a “fit check” dress rehearsal Dec. 7, 2012. Hadfield, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA will launch from Baikonur Dec. 19 for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency conducts a “fit check” dress rehearsal inside the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft Dec. 7, 2012. Along with Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA, who are not pictured, Hadfield is preparing for launch Dec. 19 for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency lays flowers at the Kremlin Wall in Moscow Nov. 29, 2012 where Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space and other Russian space heroes are interred. The tribute was part of ceremonial activities that will lead to the launch of Hadfield, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn to the International Space Station Dec. 19 in the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA/Stephanie Stoll
At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA takes his turn in the weight room Dec. 13, 2012 as preparations continue for his launch Dec. 19 with Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency and Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA climbs aboard the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft for the final “fit check” dress rehearsal Dec. 14, 2012 leading to launch along with Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency Dec. 19 from Baikonur for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA strikes a playful pose with his Sokol launch and entry suit Dec. 7, 2012 during a “fit check” dress rehearsal. Marshburn, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency are preparing for launch Dec. 19 in their Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency strikes a serious pose during leak checks of his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit Dec. 7, 2012, part of a “fit check” dress rehearsal for launch in the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft. Hadfield, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn will launch Dec. 19 for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA signs in for the second of two days of flight qualification exams Nov. 28, 2012. He and his crewmates are preparing for launch Dec. 19 to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft. Looking on behind Marshburn are Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko (left) and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (partially hidden). NASA/Stephanie Stoll
At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 crewmembers Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko (center) and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn (right) take a stroll down the Walk of Cosmonauts Dec. 13, 2012 as part of traditional pre-launch ceremonies. The trio will launch Dec. 19 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Dec. 19 on the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov
Expedition 34/35 Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko lays flowers at the Kremlin Wall in Moscow Nov. 29, 2012 where Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space and other Russian space heroes are interred. The tribute was part of ceremonial activities that will lead to the launch of Romanenko, Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency and NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn to the International Space Station Dec. 19 in the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA/Stephanie Stoll
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA poses for pictures during an inspection of the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft that was part of a “fit check” dress rehearsal Dec. 7, 2012. Marshburn, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency will launch from Baikonur Dec. 19 for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA plays a game of pool Dec. 13, 2012 as he prepares for launch Dec. 19 on the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on a five-month mission to the International Space Station with Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency. NASA/Victor Zelentsov
Expedition 34/35 Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko (left), Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (center) and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA pose for pictures in front of St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow Nov. 29, 2012 during a tour of Red Square during which they laid flowers at the Kremlin Wall where Russian space heroes are interred. The trio will launch to the International Space Station Dec. 19 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft. NASA/Stephanie Stoll
At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency signs in for the second of two days of flight qualification exams Nov. 28, 2012. He and his crewmates are preparing for launch Dec. 19 to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft. Looking on behind Hadfield are NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn (left) and Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko (right). NASA/Stephanie Stoll
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency strikes a playful pose with his Sokol launch and entry suit Dec. 7, 2012 during a “fit check” dress rehearsal. Hadfield, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA are preparing for launch Dec. 19 in their Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko (foreground) and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency conduct a “fit check” dress rehearsal inside the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft Dec. 7, 2012. Along with Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA (not pictured), Romanenko and Hadfield are preparing for launch Dec. 19 for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 34/35 Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko listens to a question from reporters during the second of two days of flight qualification exams Nov. 28, 2012. He and his crewmates, Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency and NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn are preparing for launch Dec. 19 to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft. NASA/Stephanie Stoll
At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency plays a game of pool Dec. 13, 2012 as he prepares for launch Dec. 19 on the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on a five-month mission to the International Space Station with NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko. NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA (left) and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (right) play a game of chess Dec. 13, 2012 as they prepare for launch Dec. 19 on the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko for five-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency suits up in his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit Dec. 7, 2012 during a “fit check” dress rehearsal for launch in the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft. Hadfield, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA will launch Dec. 19 for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA is introduced at a news conference Nov. 29, 2012 as he, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko (center) and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (right) prepare for their launch to the International Space Station Dec. 19 in their Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA/Stephanie Stoll
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA strikes a serious pose during leak checks of his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit Dec. 7, 2012, part of a “fit check” dress rehearsal for launch in the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft. Marshburn, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency will launch Dec. 19 for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the Expedition 34/35 prime crew clasps hands at the conclusion of a news conference Nov. 29, 2012 as they complete preparations for launch Dec. 19 to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. From left to right are NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency. NASA/Stephanie Stoll
At their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 34/35 crew practices docking simulations on a laptop computer Dec. 13, 2012 as they prepare for launch Dec. 19. NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn (left), Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko (center) and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (right) are preparing for launch Dec. 19 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko (center) and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA (right) flash a thumbs up Dec. 7, 2012 in front of their Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft after a “fit check” dress rehearsal. They are preparing for launch Dec. 19 for five-month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA suits up in his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit Dec. 7, 2012 during a “fit check” dress rehearsal for launch in the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft. Marshburn, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency will launch Dec. 19 for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko (center) and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA (right) pose for pictures in front of the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft Dec. 14, 2012 at the completion of the final “fit check” dress rehearsal for their launch Dec. 19 from Baikonur for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov
Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield (left), Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko (left) and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA walk along the Kremlin Wall in Moscow Nov. 29, 2012 during a tour of Red Square during which they laid flowers where Russian space heroes are interred. The trio will launch to the International Space Station Dec. 19 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft. NASA/Stephanie Stoll
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA conducts a “fit check” dress rehearsal inside the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft Dec. 7, 2012. Along with Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, who are not pictured, Marshburn is preparing for launch Dec. 19 for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov