Speccies in reading books

[Spud]

This is my son's reading book at school:



I excitedly told him I had that computer. He scurried off downstairs and came back somewhat underwhelmed.

Did NASA use a prototype Toastrack on its rockets?




The book is "Red Planet" by Roderick Hunt and Alex Brytcha (in case you want to read it yourself).

[PROSM]

I have heard something about NASA using a ZX Spectrum to generate slow-scan television signals on one of their spacecraft back in the 80s and 90s, but I can't find any sources to confirm this.

[8BitAG]

The book is "Red Planet" by Roderick Hunt and Alex Brytcha (in case you want to read it yourself).

I've lost count of how many times I've had to listen to these books being read.

The Speccy is one of the more futuristic-looking pieces of tech... I usually have to explain a lot of the illustrations these days! One of the books is called 'The Camcorder'!

[RMartins]

I have heard something about NASA using a ZX Spectrum to generate slow-scan television signals on one of their spacecraft back in the 80s and 90s, but I can't find any sources to confirm this.

That would be cool if confirmed, but I seriously doubt it