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Trump names Sean Duffy as interim NASA head after Isaacman withdrawal
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Trump names Sean Duffy as interim NASA head after Isaacman withdrawal

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Sean Duffy previews plan for brand spanking new air visitors management system

Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to debate security issues after an air visitors management worker stated the extent of stress within the job is ‘unsurmountable’ and his report on California’s proposed high-speed rail.

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday introduced he’s tapping Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to function interim administrator of NASA, a transfer the president stated displays the rising significance of area in nationwide priorities.

“I’m happy to announce that I’m directing our GREAT Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, to be Interim Administrator of NASA,” Trump posted to Fact Social. 

“He will likely be a unbelievable chief of the ever extra essential Area Company, even when just for a brief time period.”

The president praised Duffy’s efficiency on the Division of Transportation, calling his tenure “TREMENDOUS,” and sharing his work on air visitors management modernization and infrastructure revival. “Rebuilding our roads and bridges, making them environment friendly, and delightful, once more,” Trump wrote.

SNUB OF MUSK’S NASA NOMINEE ALLY PRECEDED SUDDEN ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’ CRITICISM, TRUMP FEUD

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy testifies throughout a listening to earlier than the Home Appropriations Committee within the Rayburn Home Workplace Constructing on Could 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.  (Samuel Corum/Getty Photos)

Duffy, a former congressman from Wisconsin and longtime Trump ally, accepted the position enthusiastically. “🚀 Honored to just accept this mission. Time to take over area. Let’s launch.” he wrote on X.

Duffy replaces Janet Petro, who has served as performing NASA administrator since January. Trump withdrew Jared Isaacman’s nomination for the position in Could.

TRUMP ADMIN PULLS JARED ISAACMAN’S NOMINATION FOR NASA ADMINISTRATOR, REPLACEMENT TO BE ANNOUNCED ‘SOON’

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Jared Isaacman, former nominee to be NASA administrator of the Nationwide Aeronautics and Area Administration, testified throughout his Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee listening to in Russell constructing on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Name, Inc through Getty Photos)

Isaacman, a billionaire non-public astronaut and longtime affiliate of Elon Musk, was nominated by Trump in December 2024 however confronted mounting scrutiny over ties to Musk and SpaceX, which some officers seen as a battle of curiosity.

In accordance with The Related Press, Trump stated the choice to tug Isaacman’s identify got here after a “thorough assessment of prior associations” and rising concern over “company entanglements.”

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DOT Secretary Sean Duffy takes on a further position as Interim NASA Administrator. (STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP through Getty Photos)

NASA has more and more factored into the Trump administration’s nationwide protection, innovation, and financial agenda. Trump has lengthy emphasised the strategic significance of area, launching the Area Power throughout his first time period.

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