Exhibit 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Nos. 333-3634, 333-3636, 333-3638, 333-36779, 333-43159, and 333-43181) on Form
S-8 and the Registration Statement (No. 333-43221) on Form S-3 of SPACEHAB,
Incorporated and subsidiaries of our report dated October 12, 2001, with respect
to the consolidated financial statements of SPACEHAB, Incorporated and
subsidiaries included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended June
30, 2001.

                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

McLean, Virginia
October 12, 2001