NORAD tracks Santa Claus on Christmas Eve and Day
NORAD tracked Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, just as it has for the past six decades, as he made his way across the country.
NORAD tracked Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, just as it has for the past six decades, as he made his way across the country.
NORAD's official Santa tracker allows families to follow Santa Claus on his journey this Christmas Eve.
NORAD first started tracking Santa in 1955. This is what it looks like behind the scenes.
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The aircraft was in international airspace, NORAD said, and did not enter Alaskan or Canadian airspace.
This was the second intercept — when an aircraft makes visual or electronic contact with another plane — in two days.
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The Tu-95 bombers were intercepted after "entering and operating within the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone," NORAD said in a statement.
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"As we prepare to observe the holidays far away from our loved ones, we look down at our precious planet, and it becomes clear how connected we really are," said NASA astronaut Shannon Walker.
U.S. warplanes intercepted Russian bombers and fighter jets off the Alaskan coast for the second day in a row Tuesday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command confirmed early Wednesday morning. The U.S.-Canadian airspace defense agency said two Russian bombers accompanied by two Su-35 fighter jets entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone and were intercepted by two NORAD F-22s.
They never entered American or Canadian airspace, according to NORAD
Four Russian bombers and two fighter jets were intercepted near the coast of Alaska on Monday by North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the organization said in a statement. The Russian planes were entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone when they were intercepted, but they remained in international airspace -- never entering American or Canadian airspace, according to NORAD.
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Norad spokesman Capt. Chase McFarland, who serves in the U.S. Air Force, talks about the Christmas tradition of tracking Santa. He says it goes back to a phone call in 1955.
Technology has always been at the heart of NORAD Tracks Santa, which got its start in 1955 with an old-school glitch
Each year, NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) launches its interactive tool to help kids and adults follow Santa Claus around the world on December 24th.
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