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==Mascots==
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In April 1977, the Houston Astros introduced their first mascot, Chester Charge. Created by Ed Henderson, Chester Charge was a Texas cavalry soldier on a horse. Chester appeared on the field at the beginning of each home game, during the seventh-inning stretch and then ran around the bases at the conclusion of each win. At the blast of a bugle, the scoreboard would light up and the audience would yell, "Charge!" <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/arts/6-crazy-mascots-from-texas-past-6395781|title=6 Crazy Mascots From Texas Past|last=Lane|first=Chris|date=August 18, 2014|work=Houston Press|access-date=February 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210002158/http://www.houstonpress.com/arts/6-crazy-mascots-from-texas-past-6395781|archive-date=February 10, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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[[File:Orbit Houston Astros mascot preseason 2014.jpg|thumb|[[Orbit (mascot)|Orbit]], Houston Astros mascot from 1990 to 1999, 2013–present]]
The Astros' current mascot is Orbit, a lime-green outer-space creature wearing an Astros jersey with antennae extending into baseballs. Orbit was the team's official mascot from the 1990 through the 1999 seasons. For the 2000 season, a rabbit named Junction Jack was introduced as the team's mascot with the move from the Astrodome to then Enron Field. (Junction Jack had two "relatives", Junction Julie and Junction Jesse, who were not official mascots). Orbit returned after a 13-year hiatus on November 2, 2012, at the unveiling of the Astros' new look for their 2013 debut in the American League. The name Orbit pays homage to Houston's association with NASA and nickname Space City.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://houston.astros.mlb.com/hou/fan_forum/mascot.jsp |title=Houston Astros Mascot – Orbit |website=[[MLB.com]] |access-date=March 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329231745/http://houston.astros.mlb.com/hou/fan_forum/mascot.jsp |archive-date=March 29, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>