WINNIPEG Today is Christmas Eve and Santa is well on the journey to bringing gifts and holiday cheer to children around the world. But, how can you keep track of where Santa is and where he’s going? The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) can help as it uses its technology to monitor Santa’s whereabouts as he travels across the globe. “He’s making his way around the world very quickly this morning,” said Capt. Ken Jacobson, public affairs officer for the Canadian NORAD region. NORAD’s been tracking Santa for the past 65 years, with the help of its satellites, fighter jets and the north warning system with radar.
Cradlepoint provides the infrastructure and connectivity for the Santa Tracker program. Author: Shirah Matsuzawa Updated: 6:29 PM MST December 24, 2020
BOISE, Idaho From Asia to the United States, and everywhere in between, Santa and his reindeer began their annual round-the-world journey to deliver presents Christmas morning and in true COVID-19 style, Santa is masked up this year.
For 65 years, NORAD has been tracking jolly Ol Saint Nick as he makes his way around the world. Boise-based software, hardware and services company Cradlepoint has helped NORAD do just that.
“It brings us great joy to be able to participate in this program each year, we play a small role of course providing infrastructure and connectivity, but the real heroes are all those folks at NORAD who volunteer their time to put on the Santa tracker program, said Cradlepoint Chief Marketing Officer Todd Krautkremer.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) The pandemic isn t stopping Santa from making his annual trip around the world.
Every Christmas Eve, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) adjusts its satellites to track Santa and help keep him safe on his journey.
Action News caught up with the folks at NORAD to learn a little more about how the magic happens.
Santa has been delivering toys to good little girls and boys for centuries, packing up his sleigh and taking to the sky with his eight, and sometimes nine, reindeer to guide him through the night.
But it wasn t until the 1950 s when he got a little extra assistance from NORAD to make sure he wouldn t run into any trouble.