The shuttle had no escape Escaping system , and the impact Influence of the crew compartment at terminal velocity with the ocean surface was too violent to be survivable .

the disaster resulted in Change a 32-month hiatus in the shuttle program and the formation of the rogers commission , a special commission appointed Choosing by united states president ronald reagan to investigate Research the accident .

Swissair Flight 111 was known as the `` UN shuttle '' because of its popularity with United Nations officials ; the flight also carried Carry_goods business executives , scientists , and researchers .

The mission was also known as the `` double-strike mission '' because it entailed two large forces of bombers attacking Attack separate targets in order to disperse Dispersal fighter reaction by the Luftwaffe , and was the first American `` shuttle '' mission , in which all or part of a mission landed at a different field and later bombed Attack another target before returning to its base .