NRL Launches Glowbug-2 to Enhance Space Domain Awareness and Cosmic Anomaly Detection
May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news:
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NRL Launches Glowbug-2 to Enhance Space Domain Awareness and Cosmic Anomaly Detection
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U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Glowbug-2 instrument successfully launched on board the Department of War (DoW) Space Test Program \- Houston 11 (STP-H11) payload at approximately 6:05 p.m. EDT on May 15, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla.
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NRL Launches Glowbug-2 to Enhance Space Domain Awareness and Cosmic Anomaly Detection
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U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Glowbug-2 instrument successfully launched on board the Department of War (DoW) Space Test Program \- Houston 11 (STP-H11) payload at approximately 6:05 p.m. EDT on May 15, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla.
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