For the first time since its founding, nearly a quarter of a century ago, Blue Origin had reached orbit. The long-awaited debut launch of the New Glenn rocket, a super-heavy lift vehicle developed largely with private funding, had come. And it was a smashing success.

Parts of Huntsville are headed into space, but this time, the parts are reusable. According to the Blue Origin website, the engines of the Blue Origin New Glenn reusable rocket were made in Kent, Wash.

Blue Origin, the rocket company Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos founded, notched one of the most substantial successes in its history on Thursday: sending a rocket to orbit.