India, July 10 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday gave his secretary of transportation, Sean Duffy, an additional responsibility to serve as the interim administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Though the NASA administrator role has remained vacant since Trump withdrew his initial nominee, tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, Duffy's appointment still comes as a bolt out of the blue.

The Republican leader made the announcement on Wednesday through a post on his social media platform, Truth Social.

According to Donald Trump, Sean Duffy will be "a fantastic leader of the ever-more important Space Agency, even if only for a short period of time."

Before Duffy's appointment to the post, Donald Trump wi...