Who to interview?
Astrophysics
Mining
Mining methods
Signs of minerals
Profits
Know what sensors are needed to assess the amount of metals present
Knows how mining sights are assessed
Knows how resources can be mined
Pehaps has some insight into how asteroids could be mined
Knows the worth of precious metals
Knows the cost of mining machines
Difficulties
Can identify the challenges of 0 gravity mining
Assessment
Can possibly find unaddressed problems in proposed methods
Can help to assess mining methods
Can assess the feasibility of complex space manoeuvres
Knows the conditions of space
Robotics
Feasibility
Cost
Can give an insight into the possible cost of a robot
Knows the work required to make such a robot
Can assess the feasibility of proposed mining robots
Can perhaps assess the possibility of an advanced autonomous machine
Knows the limits of robotic
Can tell if it is possible to mine an asteroid
Can find potential flaws in robot designs
How likely is it to succeed?
Th risks of such manoeuvres
Knows the sensors that can be put on a robot
How much will it cost to make to calculations?
Can comment of proposed methods of attachment to asteroids