Physical Scaling

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Physical Scaling Establishing a network of small campuses is our primary plan to scale up operations, however it is not the only option. Increasing the student capacity of a campus and operations on satellite sites are both viable strategies that we will employ.

  • Additional Residence Cores: These core structures provide additional teamspace (multirole classroom / workshop) and additional guest accommodations. The kitchen facilities and subsystems are not as expensive as those of the café core, however the interior finish / décor cost more. Extra accommodations allow the expansion of our international student program to the point where every local student team could regularly host one or two visiting international students.
  • Laboratory MMUs – Deployment III: We will prototype mobile laboratory units to allow student teams more research opportunities on our satellite sites or on other institutional sites. Though teams could conduct studies in botany and natural history the options are limited. Remote satellite internet services such as Starlink from SpaceX will allow high bandwidth, low latency, connections essential for the media components of our program.
  • International Student Field Study Program: International students willing to camp out will be welcome to join our field study program. Satellite sites , equipped with MMUs and few permanent structures, are relatively inexpensive to establish and operate so this would be an effective income source for the school network.
  • Tala Center Build(s): Additional residence cores can be upgraded with the Tala Center features.  This provides considerably more student study space on campus.
  • Research Partnerships: Formal academic partnerships would allow academics to coordinate upper year student teams on research projects. From experimental design to publication advice academics from universities around the world could be of great assistance to student teams. Our only proviso is that the data set for any given study remains open source. This also helps expand the STEAM League.
  • Satellite Sites: Additional small properties close to Basecamp with MMUs are a viable option for local expansion. These field sites would require little capital investment and operate lean. Uploads for media could be done after transporting physical copies (SD cards, drives, etc.). Reliable broadband satellite internet services such as Starlink from SpaceX would allow connectivity in the field.
  • Mission Analog: Running the mission analog will be an additional “research tourism” revenue stream and provides an extra facility when not in use for missions. This is the final expansion envisioned for the basecamp campus design. This Mission Analog will be replicated on our main campus with any improvements discovered during operation.
  • Main Campus Site Selection: Our next campus will be nearby in the Philippines, but on a larger plot of land – likely 5 hectares as is the typical legal limit for most owners in the Philippines. It will be bigger, better and smarter than our first SMART school.

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