ɐ nˈiːd ɚɹˈoʊz fɚɹən ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl nˈɛtwɜːk ʌv tɹˈækɪŋ stˈeɪʃənz ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə ɡlˈoʊb tə kəmjˈuːnᵻkˌeɪt wɪð sˈæɾəlˌaɪts ænd kɹˈuːd spˈeɪs kˈæpsjuːlz ænd tə kəntɹˈoʊl ðɛɹ flˈaɪt tɹədʒˈɛktɚɹi.
A need arose for an international network of tracking stations around the globe to communicate with satellites and crewed space capsules and to control their flight trajectory.