If you only read the head on this story, you'd think that Neil Armstrong is claiming that a Mars mission is easier than a lunar one. But he's not comparing a future lunar mission to a future Mars mission--he's comparing a future Mars mission to Apollo. Based on the headline, though, it's not at all clear that the reporter understands that.

[Update at 2:50 PM PDT]

It occurs to me that I'm too hasty to blame the reporter. Headlines are usually the copy editor's responsibility.

Rand,
Thanks for writing this post. I saw that headline earlier and thought the same thing. Been too busy at work though to come up with a comment.