"Amelia Earhart: Closing In On the Truth" The riddle of what really happened to Amelia Earhart has made her America’s favorite missing person. Why did a massive U.S. Navy and Coast Guard search fail to find her? Did her Lockheed Electra go down at sea and vanish without trace? Was she a spy, captured by the Japanese? Or did she and her navigator, Fred Noonan, die as castaways on a desert island? Now, at last, hard evidence is starting to emerge that could soon lead to a conclusive solution to the mystery. The Museum will unveil a restored Lockheed Electra, the type of aircraft flown by Amelia Earhart, at 3 p.m. on Thursday, July 2 in the Blue Angel Atrium as part of a special program on the 72nd anniversary of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance. The aircraft restoration was sponsored by the Emil Buehler Trust. Following the aircraft rollout, Ric Gillespie, executive director of The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR), will give an illustrated presentation on TIGHAR’s findings and exhibit some of the recovered artifacts believed to have belonged to Earhart. At the conclusion of his lecture, Gillespie will hold a book signing for his publication, "Finding Amelia – the True Story of the Earhart Disappearance." IMAX® Saturday Special! Receive one FREE child's admission to "The Magic of Flight" IMAX® film with the purchase one adult ticket at regular price. Special is good only on Saturday, July 4 and not valid with any other offer. Click here for movie showtimes. Blast Off! Space Day Saturday, July 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Activities will include paper rocket making and a launch contest, photo opportunities in a real spacesuit, astronaut ice cream sampling, hands-on exhibits from the Marshall and Johnson Space Centers, and a feature presentation by Russell Romanella, Director of the International Space Station and Spacecraft Processing Directorate at John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida. FREE fun for the whole family! Blue Angel Practices The world-famous Blue Angels Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron hold weekly practices over NAS Pensacola behind the Museum! Click here to view the full practice schedule, as well as selected dates for autograph sessions inside the Museum following most Wednesday practices. See the full Event Calendar