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"...and the second problem came with hundreds of feet of P-213 glass cloth tape inside the spacecraft found to be flammable." How does the craft get built and

"...and the second problem came with hundreds of feet of P-213 glass cloth tape inside the spacecraft found to be flammable." How does the craft get built and you just discover this now?

mcpackieh 3y ago
Probably somebody believed an overly optimistic spec sheet without verifying it first.
- 51Cards 3y ago
  I've since learned that apparently the tape itself is non-flammible, but the glue ON the tape is flammible. The manufacturer was a little liberal in their interpretation of the specs.