Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA, left, receives the traditional blessing from a Russian Orthodox priest at the Cosmonaut Hotel before launch to the International Space Station December 19, 2012 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of a Soyuz rocket will send Marshburn, Roman Romanenko of Russia and Chris Hadfield of Canada on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA, left,  receives the traditional blessing from a Russian Orthodox priest at the Cosmonaut Hotel before launch to the International Space Station December 19, 2012 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of a Soyuz rocket will send Marshburn, Roman Romanenko of Russia and Chris Hadfield of Canada on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Stock Photo
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NASA Photo / Alamy Stock Photo

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4900 x 3584 px | 41.5 x 30.3 cm | 16.3 x 11.9 inches | 300dpi

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19 December 2012

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Baikonur,Kazakhstan

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