So anyway, Frank, what I really came here to ask you is whether or not you want to go to the moon. I think you're more than qualified but you'll have to put any other business aside for a couple of years to make time for training and the mission itself. So what do you say? Moon or no moon?

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I am flattered but you should ask a NASA astronaut! I’m sure they’d love the opportunity to go to space :)

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You see, Frank, that’s sorta the issue. All the NASA astronauts are in space already, and so we’re looking for anyone else who could get on the rocket and go on up to the moon. What we need is for you to let them all know that their moon time is up and we need them to come back with all the rocks and stuff we sent them for!

So does that sound like something you could do for us, Frank? We really need them to come back.

If I have to go to the moon, I should get to take some rocks with me. I’ll do it for you, then:

Please, NASA, let me go to the moon for you.

Frank, that’s great news! You can absolutely take as many rocks back with you as you can carry. Glad to have you on board, Frank!

Before we put you on the rocket, though, we’re going to need a name for the mission, and we here at NASA think it would be best if you chose the name for it. Furthermore, if you want to design the mission patch, go right on ahead!

You can just call it The Frank Mission if you like

Gee, Frank, I really couldn’t have said it any better!

We do still need a mission patch to put on your space suit, though If you could show us a sharp-looking visual design for a patch that’ll be the last thing we need before we can send you to space.

Of course!

But let me give you a preview of what you’re going to see:

Frank, that looks wonderful! I really like the way it says "The Frank Mission" again and again and doesn't really look like anything. Anyhow, I'll send it down to our graphic design shop to get it embroidered onto all sorts of things - patches, tote bags, hell, we could put it on a mug.

Now you should be all set to get on the rocket. Just one last test to make sure you remember your training: if anybody knocks on the outside of the spacecraft before you get to the moon, what do you do?