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Discontinued Operations & Gain on the Sale of the ASO Business Unit (Detail Textuals) (USD $)
9 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Aug. 22, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]            
Indemnity holdback $ 6,100,000astc_IndemnnityHoldbackCurrent     $ 6,100,000astc_IndemnnityHoldbackCurrent   $ 0astc_IndemnnityHoldbackCurrent
Interest expense, debt 62,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt 188,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt        
Astrotech Space Operations            
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]            
Sale of business unit 59,300,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses
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  61,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses
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Working capital 1,700,000astc_WorkingCapitalSurplusDeficit
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    1,700,000astc_WorkingCapitalSurplusDeficit
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Received cash for working capital holdback 53,189,000astc_DiscontinuedOperationProceedsFromSaleOfBusiness
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Indemnity holdback 6,100,000astc_IndemnnityHoldbackCurrent
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    6,100,000astc_IndemnnityHoldbackCurrent
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Gain on sale of discontinued operations 25,630,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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0us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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  0us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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0us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax 23,700,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
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Service agreement, term     1 year      
Service agreement, extension term     1 year      
Service agreement, notice of termination term     30 days      
Astrotech Space Operations | Lockheed Martin Corporation            
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]            
Service agreement, term     6 months      
Astrotech Space Operations | Term Loan            
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]            
Payment of outstanding balance of term loan     $ 5,700,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt
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