At Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, SpaceX is preparing to light 35 Raptor 3 engines simultaneously for the first time, sending the inaugural Starship V3 off a freshly built launch mount that has never felt fire.

SpaceX is set to launch the twelfth test flight of Starship on Thursday evening, debuting a powerful and heavily upgraded version of the massive rocket as the company pushes toward future moon missions under NASA’s Artemis program.

The 12th test flight will feature the third generation of the mega-rocket that’s expected to help NASA return astronauts to the moon.

Elon Musk's SpaceX will launch its next Starship flight Thursday, after filing the prospectus for its $1.75 trillion IPO.