ðə stˈeɪʃən wʌz bˈɪlt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː fɔːɹ jˈuːs baɪ nˈæsɐ fɚðə dʒˈɛmᵻnˌaɪ pɹˈoʊɡɹæm, ðə sˈɛkənd stˈɛp fɔːɹ nˈæsɐ plˈæn tə pˌʊt ɐ hjˈuːmən ɔnðə mˈuːn.
The station was built in 1963 for use by NASA for the Gemini program, the second step for NASA's plan to put a human on the Moon.