“It is not that they are better at everything, but they are better at certain things that make them good at what they do.”
Colour me shocked 
That said, it must be noted that they actually measured rocket *engineers*, not scientists 
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/dec/13/brain-surgeon-or-rocket-scientist-study-tries-to-find-out-who-is-smarter …
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Commissioned by a neurosciences charity. And interestingly, apparently both the UKSA & ESA advertised the study via their mailing lists. I didn’t see it though, which only reinforces that they weren’t after rocket *scientists*
