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Analysis-Cutting moon rocket would test Musk's power to slash jobs in Republican states

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President Donald Trump is being urged to axe an over-budget, multi-billion dollar moon rocket, sources say.

Six space industry representatives advising Elon Musk , the billionaire SpaceX CEO, and Trump have told Reuters they want NASA 's $24 billion Space Launch System program canceled or at least phased out over several years .

Scaling back the SLS could offer a boost to Musk 's SpaceX, which is developing its own cheaper, albeit less powerful rocket called Falcon Heavy .

SLS employs 28,000 workers across roughly 44 U.S. states.

SLS supporters say the SLS has already flown successfully in its operational form.

Musk 's Starship would be a "disruption" to U.S. leadership in space, former Boeing lobbyist says.

SLS backers say its power to lift heavy objects into space in a single launch is greater than a reusable Starship .

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