tʊ ɛnhˈæns kɹˈɪɾɪkəl kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz bᵻtwˌiːn ðə stˈeɪʃən ænd ðə hjˈuːstən kəntɹˈoʊl sˈɛntɚ, nˈæsɐ fˈʌndᵻd ðɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt ʌvðə nˈɪɹbaɪ ˌoʊtˌiːsˈiː sˈæɾəlˌaɪt ˈɜːθ stˈeɪʃən kˈɑːɹnɑːɹvən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks.
To enhance critical communications between the station and the Houston Control Centre, NASA funded the establishment of the nearby OTC Satellite Earth Station Carnarvon in 1966.