Tag: Norad
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Tariffs threaten Colorado’s burgeoning space industry | Vince Bzdek
On the eve of the 40th annual Space Symposium at The Broadmoor, a shadow hangs in the stratosphere. What will President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariffs mean for the space industry, the global supply chain to the stars, and the international connections so many businesses make in Colorado Springs and come to rely on to market…
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Volunteers keep the magic alive for kids calling NORAD to track Santa
When more than 100,000 children call to check on Santa Claus’ journey Christmas Eve, Col. Mike Hayek will be among many answering the phones. The North American Aerospace Defense Command runs the official Santa tracking call center from Peterson Space Force Base with about 1,000 volunteers from within the Department of Defense and the community.…
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A beloved tradition continues: NORAD set to track Santa for 69th year
Continuing a beloved tradition now in its 69th year, North American Aerospace Defense Command will again track Santa Claus’ sleigh ride journey across the globe as he delivers presents to children all over the world. On Sunday, the military-run, all-volunteer tracking operation will launch its NORAD Tracks Santa website, noradsanta.org. The website features Santa’s North…
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NORAD fighters intercept small balloon over Utah
The North American Aerospace Defense Command based in Colorado Springs announced Friday it detected a small balloon and sent fighters to intercept it above Utah. The fighters determined it was not maneuverable and did not present a threat to national security, according to a news release. Why a spy balloon? It’s a key question, retired NORAD…
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NORAD’s ‘John Wayne Saloon’ shut down after investigation: Report
An invitation-only area known as the “John Wayne Saloon” inside the North American Aerospace Defense Command was shuttered last week, following an investigation by USA Today. The reporting showed alcohol was available inside Building 2 on Peterson Space Force Base in a room locked by keypad marked by a John Wayne poster and unknown to…
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National experts warn of space industry slowdown, Colorado boasts recent industry wins
Experts at the annual State of Space Thursday warned the growth of the commercial space industry may slow, a trend Colorado and local experts say hasn’t touched the meteoric rise of the industry in the state. Kari Bingen, a senior fellow in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said…
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PHOTOS: NORAD Tracks Santa
Each year on Christmas Eve, more than a thousand volunteers donate two hours of their time to work as Santa trackers with the NORAD Tracks Santa program. The tradition was born from a misdialed phone call in 1955, during which a young child reached the combat operations center at Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) in Colorado…
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NORAD tracking Santa with a huge team of volunteers this Christmas Eve
If you and your family will be tracking Santa on Christmas Eve, you have Colorado Springs-based NORAD and its nearly 1,000 volunteers to thank. Every Christmas Eve NORAD, officially known as North American Aerospace Defense Command, puts together tools and pulls volunteers to help people around the world track Ol’ St. Nick as he does…
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How NORAD began tracking Santa
NORAD has been tracking Santa Claus since 1955. Do you know how the decades-old tradition started? A mistake. That year, on Christmas Eve, an advertisement from Sears, published in The Gazette, offered children the chance to call Santa — but listed the wrong number. Instead of calling Santa, kids reached Air Force Col. Harry Shoup —…
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits NORAD, speaks on its importance
Canada’s affable Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rubbed elbows with top military brass at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs Tuesday and got down to business when the entourage traveled to Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station in the late afternoon. At NORAD, the joint United States and Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command buried deep…