ˌɔn ˈeɪtiːn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti, ðə spˈænɪʃ ænd jˌuːˈɛs ɡˈʌvɚnmənts sˈaɪnd ɐn ɐɡɹˈiːmənt tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ ɐ nˈæsɐ sˈæɾəlˌaɪt ɡɹˈaʊnd stˈeɪʃən ˌɔn ɡɹˈæn kænˈɛɹiə, ðə fˈɜːst ɪn spˈeɪn.
On 18 March 1960, the Spanish and US Governments signed an agreement to establish a NASA satellite ground station on Gran Canaria, the first in Spain.