The rocket was intended to lift the satellite into an orbit 35, 696 kilometers above the earth, but during its final burn, the upper stage engine shut down four minutes early, and the satellite was released into too low of an orbit.

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The engine was shut down immediately, and the course of the rocket given a readjustment to compensate for the lost engine.

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In serious cases, he said, it can cause the engine to shut down.

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It could eventually shut down engine and transmission factories around the world because one plant could make fuel cells for all types of vehicles.

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This allows the iPod to go to sleep and shut down when you shut your car engine, without you having to think about turning anything off.

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The pilot shut down an engine and returned to the Denver airport.

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To meet those standards, GM must install smaller battery packs in autos and implement mechanisms that regenerate braking energy and shut down the vehicle's engine when it's idling.

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FracFocus was never designed to serve as a comprehensive data gathering tool for activist groups whose real desire is to shut down the most significant economic-driving engine America has seen over the last decade.

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