General Information (Detail Textuals 1) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 22, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Indemnity holdback		$ 6,100,000
Astrogenetix
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Minimum number of space flights negotiated with NASA		28
Astrotech Space Operations
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Sale of business unit	61,000,000
Received cash for working capital holdback		52,591,000
Working capital holdback receivable		598,000
Indemnity holdback		$ 6,100,000