NORAD works 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, tracking everything that flies in and around North America in defense of our homelands. On Dec. 24, they have the very special mission of also tracking Santa.
According to NORAD, the first probable flight occurred on Dec. 24, 343 A.D. out of Santa’s home base at the North Pole. The sleigh’s weight at takeoff is estimated at 75,000 gd (g...