New Delhi, July 10 -- US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he was directing reality television star and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to be the interim administrator of NASA. Duffy would take over from the civil servant who had been temporarily leading NASA.

"I am pleased to announce that I am directing our GREAT Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, to be Interim Administrator of NASA. 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. He will be a fantastic leader of the ever more important Space Agency, even if only fo...