New Delhi, May 19 -- Elon Musk-led SpaceX is set to conduct the 12th integrated test flight of its next-generation Starship rocket on 20 May, from its Starbase facility in South Texas. The mission marks another step toward the company's goal of building a fully reusable launch system for Moon, Mars and deep-space missions.

The upcoming flight follows a months-long gap in testing during which SpaceX reportedly implemented major design refinements and system upgrades ahead of this next iteration, as reported by Space.com and Live Science.

Here's all you need to know about the test flight of the next-generation Starship rocket.

Starship remains the most powerful rocket ever built, standing over 120 metres tall when fully stacked. It consi...