Russia's Soyuz Expedition 46 launches from Kazakhstan (6 images)

The Russian Soyuz TMA-19M rocket is launched with Expedition 46 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Flight Engineer Tim Kopra of NASA, and Flight Engineer Tim Peake of the European Space Agency (ESA) on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Malenchenko, Kopra, and Peake will spend the next six months living and working aboard the International Space Station. NASA Photo by Joel Kowsky/UPI

Expedition 46 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency, top, Flight Engineer Tim Kopra of NASA, and Flight Engineer Tim Peake of the European Space Agency (ESA), bottom, wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz TMA-19M rocket for launch on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Malenchenko, Kopra, and Peake will spend the next six months living and working aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA/UPI

The Russian Soyuz TMA-19M rocket is launched with Expedition 46 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Flight Engineer Tim Kopra of NASA, and Flight Engineer Tim Peake of the European Space Agency (ESA) on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Malenchenko, Kopra, and Peake will spend the next six months living and working aboard the International Space Station. NASA Photo by Joel Kowsky/UPI

The Russian Soyuz TMA-19M rocket is launched with Expedition 46 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Flight Engineer Tim Kopra of NASA, and Flight Engineer Tim Peake of the European Space Agency (ESA) on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA/UPI