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Open Image ModalThe Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-07M spaceship transporting U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield to the International Space Station blasts off from the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on Wednesday Dec. 19, 2012. (credit:AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
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Open Image ModalThe Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-07M spaceship transporting U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield to the International Space Station blasts off from the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on Wednesday Dec. 19, 2012. (credit:AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
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Open Image ModalRussian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield speak with relatives after putting on their space suits at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday Dec. 19, 2012. (credit:AP Photo/ Shamil Zhumatov, pool)
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Open Image ModalRussia\'s Space Agency Chief Vladimir Popovkin greets U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn, right, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, centre, and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, crew members of the mission to the International Space Station, ISS, prior to the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday Dec. 19, 2012. (credit:AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, pool)
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Open Image ModalThe International Space Station (ISS) crew member Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield looks on while specialists check his space suit at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday Dec. 19, 2012. (credit:AP Photo/ Shamil Zhumatov, pool)
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Open Image ModalCanadian astronaut Chris Hadfield speaks during the pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (credit:AP Photo/Maxim Shipenkov, Pool)
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Open Image ModalU.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn, centre, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, bottom, and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, crew members of the mission to the International Space Station, gesture prior to the launch of the Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (credit:AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, Pool)
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Open Image ModalCanadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, a crew member of the mission to the International Space Station, gestures prior to the launch of the Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (credit:AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, Pool)
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Open Image ModalInternational Space Station (ISS) Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield signs a door before leaving a hotel for a final pre-launch preparation at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (credit:AP Photo/Sergei Remezov, Pool)
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Open Image ModalRelatives and friends of Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, crew member of the mission to the International Space Station, ISS, pose prior the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (credit:AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
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Open Image ModalIn this handout image provided by NASA, (L-R) Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA pose in front of the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft at the completion of the final dress rehearsal for their launch, at the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Dec. 14, 2012 in Kazakhstan. (credit:Photo by Victor Zelentsov/NASA via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalCrew members of the next expedition to the International Space Station Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and U.S. astronaut Tom Marshburn take part in their pre-flight press conference at the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome on Dec. 18, 2012. (credit:AFP/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalU.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn, left, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, centre, and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, members of the next mission to the International Space Station, pose for the media after a news conference in the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday Dec. 18, 2012. (credit:AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
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Open Image ModalIn this handout image provided by NASA, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA pose in front of the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft at the completion of the final dress rehearsal for their launch, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Dec. 14, 2012. (credit:Photo by Victor Zelentsov/NASA via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalWearing their space suits, crew members of the next expedition to the International Space Station (L-R), Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and U.S. astronaut Tom Marshburn, take part in the pre-flight preparation at the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome on Dec. 7, 2012. Hadfield, Romanenko and Marshburn will join the remaining ISS crew, Russians Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin, and Kevin Ford of the United States, who arrived there last month. (credit:AFP/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalWearing their space suits, crew members of the next expedition to the International Space Station (L-R) Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and U.S. astronaut Tom Marshburn, take part in the pre-flight preparation at the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome on Dec. 7, 2012. Hadfield, Romanenko and Marshburn will join the remaining ISS crew, Russians Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin, and Kevin Ford of the United States, who arrived there last month. (credit:AFP/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalThe crew members of the next expedition to the International Space Station (L-R), Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and U.S. astronaut Tom Marshburn, join their hands in front of a mock-up of a Soyuz TMA space craft during their pre-flight preparation at the Cosmonaut Training Centre in Star City, outside Moscow on Nov. 28, 2012. Hadfield, Romanenko and Marshburn will join the remaining ISS crew, Russians Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin, and Kevin Ford of the United States, who arrived there last month. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER NEMENOV (credit:ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images)