Trump Taps Transportation Secretary Duffy To Temporarily Lead NASA

Irene Klotz July 10, 2025
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

Credit: Bill Ingalls/NASA
President Donald Trump is replacing acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro with U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. In a post on social media late July 9, Trump praised Duffy’s work overseeing the Transportation Department. “He will be a fantastic leader of the ever more important space agency...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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