In the late 1970s and early 1980s, ESA began to expand operations in Spain, establishing the Villafranca Station in 1978.
ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z ænd ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, ˌiːˌɛsˈeɪ bɪɡˈæn tʊ ɛkspˈænd ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ɪn spˈeɪn, ɪstˈæblɪʃɪŋ ðə vˌɪlɐfɹˈæŋkə stˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt.