PICTURE SHOWS: Expedition 59 backup crewmember Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency is blessed by a Russian Orthodox Priest in the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing for the prime crew's launch on a Soyuz rocket, Thursday, March 14, 2019 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 59 crewmembers Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA, along with Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos launched March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls) ... STORY COPY: NASA have taken the opportunity to highlight that they are not just about leaving the Earth???s atmosphere with a look back at 100 images documenting the 2019 work of the NASA Headquarters photo team. Here are some highlights of their pictorial choices. Where: Baikonur, Kazakhstan When: 14 Mar 2019 Credit: NASA/Cover Images **Editorial use only**