Matt Mahin

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Matt Mahin is a leading engineer in spacecraft mechanisms, with a core focus on the development of miniature actuation systems for small satellites. His most notable contribution is the pioneering work on the Miniature Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG), a critical technology for agile attitude control in small spacecraft. Mahin’s 2014 paper, which has garnered 15 citations, details a compact CMG product that delivers a nominal angular momentum of 56 mNm-s and peak output torques of up to 172 mNm, enabling precise maneuvering without the mass and power penalties of larger systems. This achievement, developed at Honeybee Robotics, directly addresses the growing demand for high-performance pointing and stabilization in CubeSats and microsatellites. By miniaturizing a traditionally large and complex component, Mahin has helped unlock new mission capabilities for the small satellite community, from Earth observation to interplanetary scouts. His work stands as a key reference for engineers seeking to balance torque, momentum, and form factor in next-generation spacecraft.