6 weeks after he ended the election of Jared Isaacman to end up being NASA administrator, President Trump proceeded Wednesday night to set up a brand-new short-term leader for the area firm.

The freshly called interim administrator, Sean Duffy, currently has a complete portfolio: He is functioning as the secretary of transport, a Cabinet-level position that manages 55,000 workers throughout 13 companies, consisting of the Federal Aviation Administration.

“Sean is doing a TREMENDOUS job in handling our Country’s Transportation Affairs, including creating a state-of-the-art Air Traffic Control systems, while at the same time rebuilding our roads and bridges, making them efficient, and beautiful, again,” Trump composed on his social networks network Wednesday night. “He will be a fantastic leader of the ever more important Space Agency, even if only for a short period of time.”

In reaction to this post, Duffy composed on X, “Honored to accept this mission. Time to take over space. Let’s launch.”

The concept of the secretary of transport likewise running NASA might appear like an odd option, however in some methods, the visit of Duffy makes good sense for the president. Whether it is advantageous to the area company stays to be seen, however 2 market sources speaking in complete confidence stated they would not right away dismiss the possibility.

Who is Sean Duffy?

Duffy has a vibrant background, starring in the Real Life: Boston truth tv program in 1997 and working as an analyst on ESPN. A Republican, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. He is wed and has 9 kids.

He does not have an area background, Duffy has actually revealed an interest in spaceflight considering that ending up being FAA administrator. He saw from NASA Headquarters the Crew 9 objective’s splashdown on March 18, which brought Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back to Earth after an extended remain in area. He likewise had actually revealed an interest in going to the upcoming Crew 11 launch at completion of this month.