dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə mˈuːn lˈændɪŋ ˌɔn twˈɛnti dʒuːlˈaɪ, mˌæspɐlˈoʊməz pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd ðə ɹˈiːəltˈaɪm bˈækʌp fɚðɪ ˌɛmˌɛsˌɛfˈɛn stˈeɪʃən æt ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ fɹˌɛsnɪdˈɪləz stˈeɪʃən, mədɹˈɪd nˈaʊ ðə mədɹˈɪd dˈiːp spˈeɪs kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz kˈɑːmplɛks wˌaɪl ðɪ ɐpˈɑːloʊ ɪlˈɛvən kɹˈuː mˌeɪd ðɛɹ fˈɜːst stˈɛps ˌɑːntʊ ðə mˈuːn.
During the Moon landing on 20 July, Maspalomas provided the real-time backup for the MSFN station at the former Fresnedillas Station, Madrid (now the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex) while the Apollo 11 crew made their first steps onto the Moon.