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)
Photographer NASA/Carla Cioffi
Date December 19, 2012