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