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They originally were called the Houston Colt .45s in 1962 and changed their name to the Houston Astros in 1965 when they started playing in the Houston Astrodome. The Astrodome was so-named because Houston is the center of the U.S. Space Program. The logo represents Texas the Lone Star State.

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