Logo 05 Jul 2017

Lack of incentives grounds China’s rockets

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Uh-oh. China just had two failed rocket launches in two weeks. That’s two big blemishes on what had so far been a banner year for the space program.

Reasons for the failure are still unknown.

Possible culprit? A bad HR department.

There has been high turnover among scientists at ...