Photos: Launch of the Soyuz TMA-07M space ship

The Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew of U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield blasts off from its launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-07M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. The Russian rocket carries U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

The Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew of U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield blasts off from its launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-07M space ship transporting U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield heads to the International Space Station after blasting off from the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

The Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew of U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield blasts off at the Baikonur cosmodrome December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-07M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, flies above Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. The Russian rocket carries U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

The International Space Station (ISS) crew members, from left: Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield joke during their talk with relatives after putting on their space suits at the Baikonur cosmodrome Kazakhstan Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/ Shamil Zhumatov, pool)

The International Space Station (ISS) crew member U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn looks on while specialists check his space suit at the Baikonur cosmodrome December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Maxim Shipenkov/Pool

International Space Station crew members U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn (C), Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko (bottom) and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield wave as they board the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft at the Baikonur cosmodrome December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Dmitry Lovetsky/Pool

Relatives and friends of Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, crew member of the mission to the International Space Station, ISS, pose near an astronaut's hotel prior the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Russia's Roskosmos space agency chief Vladimir Popovkin (R) greets members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn (2nd R), Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko (2nd L) and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield before they board the Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft at the Baikonur cosmodrome December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Dmitry Lovetsky/Pool

International Space Station crew member Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield waves as he boards the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft at the Baikonur cosmodrome December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Dmitry Lovetsky/Pool

International Space Station crew member U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn waves as he boards the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft at the Baikonur cosmodrome December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Dmitry Lovetsky/Pool

International Space Station crew member Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko waves as he boards the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft at the Baikonur cosmodrome December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Dmitry Lovetsky/Pool

International Space Station crew member Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield (C) walks before boarding the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft at the Baikonur cosmodrome December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Dmitry Lovetsky/Pool

A security guard stands in front of the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft set on its launch pad before the blast off with the International Space Station (ISS) crew of U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield at the Baikonur cosmodrome December 19, 2012. REUTERS/Dmitry Lovetsky/Pool

Specialist help the International Space Station (ISS) crew member Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield to get up after checking his space suit at the Baikonur cosmodrome Kazakhstan Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/ Shamil Zhumatov, pool)

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, crew member of the mission to the International Space Station, ISS, walks to the rocket prior the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, pool)

U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn, center, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, right, and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, crew members of the mission to the International Space Station, ISS, speak with their relatives and friends as they walk to a bus from a hotel prior the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

International Space Station (ISS) Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield signs a door before leaving a hotel for a final pre-launch preparation at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Sergei Remezov, Pool)

The International Space Station (ISS) crew members, from left: Russian 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 Kazakhstan Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/ Shamil Zhumatov, pool)

Member of the next expedition to the International Space Station, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield speaks during the pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Maxim Shipenkov, Pool)

An Orthodox priest blesses the International Space Station (ISS) crew members from left to right in blue overall., U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield before they leave a hotel for a final pre-launch preparation at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Sergei Remezov, Pool)

The International Space Station (ISS) crew member Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield looks on while specialists check his space suit at the Baikonur cosmodrome Kazakhstan Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/ Shamil Zhumatov, pool)

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, left, a member of the next expedition to the International Space Station, chats with friends and relatives during the pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan,Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/ Maxim Shipenkov, Pool)

Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, a member of the next expedition to the International Space Station, speaks during the pre-launch preparations at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Maxim Shipenkov, Pool)