Photos: Snowy Soyuz Launches During Winter Storm

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Soyuz TMA-22 Lifts Off From Baikonour Cosmodrome

Credit: NASA TV

The Soyuz rocket carrying NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin blasts off from the Baiknour Cosmodrome on Nov. 13, 2011.

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Expedition 29 Crew Inside Soyuz TMA-22 Capsule

Credit: NASA TV

NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin are pictured inside their Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft minutes prior to their launch to the International Space Station.

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Russian Soyuz Rocket in Snow

Credit: RSC Energia

Amid wintry conditions, the Russian Soyuz rocket sits at the launch pad at the Baikonour Cosmodrome.

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Expedition 29 Crew Seated Pose

Credit: RSC Energia

Seated from left to right: NASA astronaut Dan Burbank, Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov and cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin pose for a photo before their launch to the International Space Station.

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Expedition 29 Crew and Officials Pose in the Snow

Credit: RSC Energia

Wearing blue parkas over top of their Russian Sokol spacesuits to keep warm, cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin, and NASA astronaut Dan Burbank pose with Russian officials before launching to the International Space Station.

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Expedition 29 Crew with Blue Parkas

Credit: RSC Energia

NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov donned blue parkas for the trek to the launch pad at the Baikonour Cosmodrome. The spaceflyers launched to the International Space Station amid intense snowfall on Nov. 13, 2011.

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Expedition 29 Crew Greeted by Russian Officials

Credit: RSC Energia

NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin are greeted by Russian officials at the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan prior to their launch to the International Space Station.

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Snowy Soyuz Launch Pad

Credit: RSC Energia

The Russian-built Soyuz rocket is pictured at the snowy launch pad at the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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Soyuz Launch November 13, 2011

Credit: Roscosmos

The Soyuz spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin lifts off from the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Nov. 13, 2011 at 11:14 p.m. EST.

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Soyuz TMA-22 Spacecraft Launches in Snow

Credit: Roscosmos

Despite heavy snowfall, the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft carrying three new space station crewmembers to the orbiting outpost successfully launched on Nov. 13, 2011 at 11:14 p.m. EST from the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Photos: Snowy Soyuz Launches During Winter Storm

Soyuz TMA-22 Lifts Off From Baikonour Cosmodrome

Expedition 29 Crew Inside Soyuz TMA-22 Capsule

Russian Soyuz Rocket in Snow

Expedition 29 Crew Seated Pose

Expedition 29 Crew and Officials Pose in the Snow

Expedition 29 Crew with Blue Parkas

Expedition 29 Crew Greeted by Russian Officials

Snowy Soyuz Launch Pad

Soyuz Launch November 13, 2011

Soyuz TMA-22 Spacecraft Launches in Snow

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