'Our City Connect uniform links the past and the present, making the old new, with a nod to our city's great history of space travel.'
links the past and the present, making the old new, with a nod to our city's great history of space travel," said Anita Sehgal, senior vice president of communications and marketing for the Houston Astros, in a statement released on Sunday."We don't see this as just a uniform but as a movement for our city, and we are excited to share it today.
Home to the astronaut corps and Mission Control, many NASA crews have called back to Earth simply by addressing"Houston," including theContinuing the uniform's theming, the jerseys' sleeves are decorated with a grid pattern resembling the star charts used by astronomers. A"mission patch" on the left arm displays Houston's four area codes at the corners of the Astros' take on the Texas state flag.
Likewise, the phrase"Go for Launch" is also stitched into the jersey, appearing in Astros orange along the inside of the collar. The inscription is meant as a constant reminder to the players that"our mission to achieve greatness is 'go for launch.'" The nods also extend to the uniform's hat, pants and socks, continuing the theme of"Space City" from head to toe.
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