Space NASA Prepares for Launch of Next Solar Satellite by Gary Kopycinski on June 4, 2013 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Space: How NASA Tracked the Most Intense Solar Storm in Decades May 16, 2024 Hubble Finds Hungry Black Hole Twisting Captured Star Into Donut Shape January 12, 2023 Christmas Launch Now for the James Webb Space Telescope December 21, 2021 WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013. NASA’s next scientific satellite, which is scheduled for launch June 26, will provide the most detailed look ever at the sun’s lower atmosphere or interface region.