 Why are Quezy and Bob investigating the asteroid?
And yet, if by some chance there was such a rigidly specified asteroid, their financial worries would be over. Now that he and Queazy had found the asteroid, they were desperate to get it to its destination, for fear that the Saylor brothers might get wind of what was going on, and try to beat them out of their profits. Now they scuffed along the smooth-plane topside of the asteroid, the magnets in their shoes keeping them from stepping off into space. A cold, completely disagreeable feminine voice said, "May I ask what you interlopers are doing on my asteroid?" He and Queazy caught up with her on the side of the asteroid they hadn't yet examined.
 To see if it matches the specifications of the person who ordered it.
 To see if it matches the specifications of the person who ordered it.  To investigate the ship that's been parked on it.  To check what minerals and ores are present in it.  To check its overall dimensions.