Track Santa s journey around the world with NORAD s Santa Tracker
The pandemic isn t stopping Santa this year!
and last updated 2020-12-24 23:22:39-05
NORFOLK, Va. - This year has been anything but ordinary, with nearly every facet of life impacted by the pandemic, but there s one tradition that is proceeding as usual: Santa s journey around the world.
For the 65th year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is tracking Santa, his sleigh, and flying reindeer.
The Santa Tracker Hotline, 1-877-Hi-NORAD, is still active, but this year not every child will get to speak to a live volunteer with some getting a pre-recorded message because of the pandemic.
Follow Santa’s Christmas journey with NORAD’s Santa Tracker
NORAD created the Santa Tracker, which allows you to see where in the world Santa is
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Thursday marks Christmas Eve and you know what that means. Santa Claus is coming to town!
Every Christmas Eve, there are men and women in the military who have the best job of all.
They get to follow along as Jolly Saint Nick treks around the world to deliver presents to everyone on the nice list.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command created the Santa Tracker, which allows you to see where Santa is in the world and just how close he is to delivering your presents.
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The FAA has granted Santa Claus and his reindeer-powered sleigh special operating authority to engage in interstate air-cargo-delivery services directly to rooftops throughout the United States on Christmas Eve.
In addition, for the first time ever, the FAA issued Santa a special commercial space license for a crewed mission to the International Space Station using his StarSleigh-1 space capsule powered by the Rudolph Rocket. The mission license includes both launch and reentry operations and will occur from a U.S.-based spaceport.
“We are pleased to help Santa safely navigate through the National Airspace System to bring his unique and universal brand of good will and joy to children and adults of all ages even to those orbiting the Earth,” said FAA Administrator Steve Dickson. “Let’s face it, 2020 was a difficult year and we all could use some special holiday cheer that only Santa can deliver.”