Thousands of men do the same, every day, and they deserve recognition even if they neither want it or get it. Humanity can’t comprehend its own mass, so the occasional exceptional member becomes the focus of attention. This mission is plagued by the politics of American exceptionalism, “been there, done that”, and its own problems. Despite our advances and technology and Hollywood, still isn’t that easy to send a human around the moon.

Because all single parents doing their best deserve recognition. We don't know the other "thousands of men" or hundreds of milions of women names, but we know this one and we give him the recognition he deserves. It doesn't mean all other doesn't