A new huge rocket will completely blow away previous rockets in NASA’s inventory — and it could send humans all the way to the Red Planet.

Such a long mission is going to take an absolutely massive engine, and that engine was put through a test this past week, showcasing its incredible power down in Mississippi, according to a CNET report.

It’s being called the “Ferrari of rocket engines” — RS-25 was designed specifically for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, which will be used to send the Orion spacecraft into outer space and beyond — hopefully, all the way to Mars in a few decades’ time.

It’s an event that could rival man’s landing on the moon back in the 1960s, but NASA will need a much bigger engine to travel the incredible distance to Mars. The developmental test firing at Stennis Space Center is one big step toward making that a reality, and it it is the sixth in a series of seven tests for the rocket’s main engine. Four RS-25 engines will be used in the rocket, which will be combined with two solid rocket boosters of five segments each.

It’s being compared to a Ferrari because of how far beyond it is from current rocket engines. When designing a new rocket engine for more performance, you can increase its thrust, increase the weight to thrust ratio, or increase the overall efficiency of the usage of the propellant. The RS-25’s designers decided to boost all three — and incredibly complex technological undertaking that would revolutionize space travel.

The test on Thursday took about 9 minutes, during which NASA engineers collected data on the rocket’s performance. The final test will feature all four engines firing at the same time, as if it were a real rocket launch.