UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 8*)

                              ASTROTECH CORPORATION
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    046484101
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                February 1, 2011
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


         Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

         [X] Rule 13d-1(b)

         [ ] Rule 13d-(c)

         [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

         * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

         The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).



1        NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS/
         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

         SMH CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC.
         75-2681494

2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
         (SEE INSTRUCTIONS                                              (a)  [ ]
         Not Applicable                                                 (b)  [ ]

3        SEC USE ONLY

4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Texas

NUMBER OF              5   SOLE VOTING POWER             Not Applicable
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY           6   SHARED VOTING POWER           2,600,745

OWNED BY
EACH                   7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER        2,600,745
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH                   8   SHARED DISPOSITIIVE POWER     Not Applicable


9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
         2,600,745

10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
         SHARES    [ ]  (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

         Not Applicable

11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)    13.50% (1)

12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

         IA  (Investment Adviser)
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1 Based on 19,270,238 shares outstanding as of February 1, 2011, as reported in
the Issuer's Current Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31,
2010.


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Item 1(a).    Name of Issuer:               Astrotech Corporation

Item 1(b).    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                                            401 Congress Avenue, Suite 1650
                                            Austin, Texas 78701

Item 2(a).    Name of Person filing:        SMH Capital Advisors, Inc.

Item 2(b).    Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

                                            4800 Overton Plaza, Suite 300
                                            Ft. Worth, Texas 76109

Item 2(c).    Citizenship:                  Texas corporation

Item 2(d).    Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock

Item 2(e).    CUSIP Number:                 046484101


Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or
(c), check whether the person filing is a:

(e) [X] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

Item 4. Ownership.

      Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and
percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.



      (a) Amount beneficially owned:                                      2,600,745
                                                                       
      (b) Percent of class:                                               13.5%

      (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:

      (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote Not Applicable

      (ii)     Shared power to vote or direct the vote                    2,600,745

      (iii)    Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of      2,600,745

      (iv)     Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of    Not Applicable


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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

      If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

      All of the securities set forth in Item 4 are owned by various investment
advisory clients of SMH Capital Advisors, Inc., which is deemed to be a
beneficial owner of those shares pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, due to its discretionary power to make investment
decisions over such shares for its clients and its ability to vote such shares
under certain circumstances. In all cases, persons other than SMH Capital
Advisers, Inc. have the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of,
dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the shares. To the knowledge of
SMH Capital Advisors, Inc., no individual client holds more than five percent of
the class. SMH Capital Advisors, Inc. disclaims beneficial ownership of all such
securities. In addition, the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed
as an admission that the reporting person or any of its affiliates is the
beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Schedule 13G for any other
purposes than Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

      Not Applicable

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

      Not Applicable

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.

      Not Applicable

Item 10. Certifications.

      By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary
course of business and were acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with
the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the
securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.




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                                   SIGNATURE

      After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and
correct.

Date:         February 7, 2010

Signature:    /s/ John T. Unger

Name/Title    John T. Unger, Senior Vice President and General Counsel


            ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT
          CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).


















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