[EricH]

Originally Posted by Bill Beatty

Have I missed something? Every year the kickoff has been telecast live on the NASA channel. A live TV broadcast would be superior to a webcast.

Mr. Bill

Some of us don't necessarily have access to the NASA Channel. In such cases, the webcast is by far the superior option for viewing the Kickoff, as compared to not viewing it at all. Even if the webcast isn't always of the greatest quality due to massive traffic.

As the cast is being viewed from a school by this particular group, the school may or may not have the TV access needed to show the Kickoff. That's also a decision that would probably be made above the teachers' pay grade.