Want to name a rocket?

Calling all space junkies: Want to name a rocket?

Let me rephrase: You won’t actually name the rocket, but you will help choose the winner — much like the process for choosing a president.

And much like elections, the move by the United Launch Alliance has at least a little something to do with politics. The joint venture between The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) announced Monday it’s asking America to help name its next rocket, “calling on citizens to play a…