Amelia Earhart is a name synonymous with adventure, bravery and mystery. The famous aviator deftly traversed the world — and society — to pursue her passion for exploration … a passion that ultimately cost her life. Earhart’s tragic end led to decades of speculation about what actually happened to her.

With National Geographic, Orange Frame’s Nicholas Donnelly followed Explorer-at-Large Dr. Robert Ballard, best known for his 1985 discovery of the Titanic shipwreck, as he set out to solve the mystery of her disappearance.