Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, crew member of the mission to the International Space Station, gestures prior the launch of the Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, Pool)
Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, crew member of the mission to the International Space Station, gestures prior the launch of the Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, Pool)