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- NORAD WILL TRACK SANTA'S TRIP
- Starting at 2 a.m. today, the military will use billions of dollars worth of high-tech equipment, including America's newest fighter, the F-22 Raptor, to keep an eye on Santa Claus. The North American Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado Springs will spare nothing in tracking the toy-packing elf...
- Research articles 2007-12-24
- High-tech eye is on Santa
- Last night, Santa was being watched and even followed by billions of dollars worth of high-tech equipment, including America's newest fighter, the F-22 Raptor. The North American Aerospace Defense Command pulled out all the stops this year in tracking the toy-packing figure from the North Pole. With...
- Research articles 2006-12-25
- Exploring the Future Trends of Avaya Inc.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-19 December 2006-Blue Chip News: Exploring the Future Trends of Avaya Inc.C1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:19122006 Avaya (NYSE:AV) helps to tie the corporate world together. The company's communication equipment and software integrates voice and data services for customers including large...
- Research articles 2006-12-19
- Other ways to get your holiday jollies
- IF THE THOUGHT of visiting a mall Santa leaves you feeling all Grinch-like, there are plenty of other ways to give your kids a close encounter with Mr. Claus. Danville Train Depot This Saturday and on Dec. 16, Claus visits the Museum of the...
- Research articles 2006-12-07
- Tracking Santa not a joy ride
- Even if you don't believe that Santa is real, believe this: the NORAD Tracks Santa program is quite real. Prepared by the Colorado Springs office of Analytical Graphics Inc., the software produces real physical and numerical simulations of the flight of aircraft and satellites. The stars in...
- Research articles 2005-12-24
- 50 years of tracking Santa
- It's a tradition born in 1955: tracking Santa Claus by radar and satellite as he travels around the world on Christmas Eve. It's a job for which the North American Aerospace Defense Command, based at Peterson Air Force Base, is uniquely qualified. NORAD will...
- Research articles 2005-11-26
- Springs & Co.
- TRACK SANTA AT THE MALL The Citadel mall is moving from elves and forest critters to radar and high tech this holiday season, partnering with NORAD for a new Santa Tracker theme at the mall. The $400,000 cost will be spread over the five...
- Research articles 2005-11-07
- NORAD phones light up thanks to Santa trackers
- Although the tally isn't final, it appears Santa Claus got more phone calls but fewer e-mails this year. The North American Aerospace Defense Command received at least 60,000 phone calls in 24 hours -- 10,000 more than last year. NORAD, a U.S.-Canadian military command...
- Research articles 2004-12-26
- NORAD keeps Santa on kids' radar
- At NORAD, deep in Cheyenne Mountain, it's their job to detect the launch of a missile anywhere in the world within four minutes. They have 24 satellites, groundbased radar and F-16 fighter jets at their disposal, meant to protect the United States from an attack from the...
- Research articles 2004-12-25
- Santa cleared for take-off, to get crack fighter escort
- WINNIPEG, Canada AFP — Santa Claus is coming to town ... and in these uncertain times, he's being offered a jet fighter escort. Canadian pilots seconded to the North American Aerospace Defense Command NORAD who normally spend their nights scouring the skies for intruders, will scramble on Christmas Eve...
- Research articles 2004-12-17
- NORAD Santa tracker just one of many diverting holiday sites
- This is the 50th anniversary of NORAD's Santa Claus tracking project, and you can follow the Christmas Eve drama online, from Santa's mounting in the north pole position to his very last delivery. It's a match made in cyberspace, a boon to us all if it does...
- Research articles 2004-12-05
- NORAD begins Mission Santa
- Remember the old warning that Santa Claus is watching you? Well, fair is fair. You can keep an eye on Santa, thanks to 26 "Santa cams" stationed worldwide. North American Aerospace Defense Command's Santatracking Web site is slated to power up today at www.noradsanta.org....
- Research articles 2004-11-25
- With help of Santa-cams, NORAD tracking sleigh on radar
- From the time he leaves the North Pole, Santa Claus will be on trackers' screen at the North American Aerospace Defense Command inside Cheyenne Mountain. NORAD's annual Santa watch will begin today at 7 a.m. and follow his trek until 1 a.m. Thursday. Children can track Santa's progress...
- Research articles 2003-12-24
- The Secrets of the Santa Claus Papers; The legendary St. Nicholas has been the subject of top-secret documents, lawsuits, scientific curiosity and trademark battles
- Byline: Timothy W. Maier, INSIGHT For 30 years the federal government kept under wraps one of its most successful foilings of a terrorist plot. Then last summer President George W. Bush quietly released the long-secret 1974 White House "Weekly Situation Report on International Terrorism." Better known among insiders as...
- Research articles 2003-12-22
- Ho-ho-ho! Yeah, yeah, yeah! Ex-Beatle will track Santa
- Former Beatle Ringo Starr will set his drumsticks aside Christmas Eve and join with space experts in Colorado Springs as they track Santa's flight around the world. NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, has followed Santa's annual journey across the world since 1955. Monday, NORAD...
- Research articles 2003-11-25
- Santa Claus' long journey gets a little direction from NORAD
- Its main missions are to detect missile launches in rogue countries, scan the skies for threatening aircraft and serve as a tripwire to attacks on the United States. Today, however, the North American Aerospace Defense Command is keeping its eyes on a portly man in a red suit...
- Research articles 2002-12-24
- Red suit, beard not enough for NORAD security
- Experts say NORAD is the second most sophisticated technological system in our village. It ranks just a notch below the Pizza Hut computer that uses quasar-detection satellite imagery to map the most efficient route to City Councilman Charles Wingate's house. Anyway, NORAD is charged with keeping tabs on...
- Research articles 2002-11-22
- NORAD: Watchdog of the Skies.
- The events of September 11, 2001, have changed the lives of every American. They have definitely changed the lives of the men and women who monitored the radars and, horror-stricken, witnessed firsthand the four airliners crash into the World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon, and a...
- Research articles 2002-08-01
- Briefs
- NORAD gears up to track Santa Claus As Christmas Eve draws closer, NORAD is mobilizing for an important mission: tracking Santa Claus on his trip to deliver gifts. Using radar and satellites, the North American Aerospace Defense Command will report on Santa's progress to millions of...
- Research articles 2001-12-20
- NORAD detects signs of Santa/ Glowing object in northern hemisphere
- In a highly sensitive Defense Support Program mission, NORAD officials based at Cheyenne Mountain said Wednesday they've detected unusual activity in the northern hemisphere. The system, used for missile launch detection, has identified a radiant and shining object they believe to be coming from friendly forces....
- Research articles 2000-12-21
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