This October, the Taraia Object Expedition sets sail to investigate new evidence surrounding the 1937 disappearance of Amelia Earhart. Backed by Purdue University and the Archaeological Legacy Institute, the team will search a remote Pacific lagoon for the pioneering aviator’s lost aircraft.
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Air Race Classic Takes Off
More than 100 women pilots are taking to the skies for the 49th annual Air Race Classic. Tracing its roots back to 1929, this historic four day competition challenges aviators to navigate a route across eight states.
Federal Amelia Earhart records released
Beginning Nov. 14, 2025, records related to Earhart and her disappearance will be released on a rolling basis at Archives.gov/AmeliaEarhart.
New expedition launches to find Amelia Earhart’s missing plane
The search, named the Taraia Object Expedition, will begin when a field team visits the Pacific island Nikumaroro in November 2025 to confirm whether a visual anomaly known as the Taraia Object, seen in satellite and other imagery in the island’s lagoon, is what remains of Earhart’s plane.
The search for Amelia Earhart continues — in her hometown
The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum will host two free programs that bring experts in the search for Amelia’s plane to her Atchison, Kansas, hometown during the annual Amelia Earhart Festival.
Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum contender for top new museum
The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum is in the final stretch of online voting as one of 16 new museums across the United States nominated for the “Best New Museum” by USA Today’s Reader’s Choice Travel Awards for 2024. Other contenders include The Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas; the Museum of Broadway in New York; and the Gettysburg Beyond Battle Museum in Gettsyburg, Pennsylvania.
New Earhart museum set to open April 14
A grand opening ceremony and ribbon cutting will be held at noon April 14, 2023, for the new Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum at the Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport (K59) in Atchison, Kansas, the hometown of the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
K-State Salina names new residence hall after Amelia Earhart
“Choosing the name Earhart Hall gives us the opportunity to honor past aviation leaders while hopefully inspiring our current students to dream big and make an impact in their future,” said Kyle Chamberlin, assistant dean of student life.
Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum to open in April 2023
The centerpiece of the new museum is “Muriel,” a Lockheed Electra 10-E identical to the one Amelia Earhart flew on her final flight.