WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A growing number of U.S. lawmakers are raising questions about the potential for SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to interfere or take over a $2.4 billion Federal Aviation Administration telecommunications contract with rival Verizon.

Musk, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump who owns satellite company Starlink, has sharply criticized the current FAA telecom system. "Elon Musk's tweets suggest he's trying to interfere in the Air Traffic Control system - including trying to cancel FAA's $2.4 billon competitively awarded telecommunications upgrade contract in favor of a sole source installation of his Starlink services - and sure seem to raise serious red flags," Senator Maria Cantwell said late Friday.