Answering our own Questions - Termining/SpaceApps2016 GitHub Wiki

-Why mine asteroids after all? -Asteroids are highly porous, but contain purer metals compared to the Moon.Zero-gravity has its benefits also, it is easier to extract materials because the asteroid doesn't pull them down.

-Do asteroids have moons?Should we take into consideration their existence while planning a mission? -Large asteroids do have moons.In order to avoid unwanted collisions we must take that under consideration and protect the hive (mother spacecraft).

-Is it profitable to align the hive with the asteroid's rotation axis? -First of all, how else do it?Near-zero gravity leaves us little options.Apart from that, though, the mass center of the asteroid is on its rotational axis, which means tunneling somewhere near rotational axis will supply us with more and more concentrated material.

-Which material to use for the "bag" where rocks and metals are gathered? -Considering metals, bags from carbon nanotubes seem appealing, but cost is still a problem.