Discontinued Operations & Gain on the Sale of the ASO Business Unit (Detail Textuals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 22, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Indemnity holdback			$ 6,100	$ 0
Interest expense, debt			62	256
Gain on sale of discontinued operations			25,400
Astrotech Space Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sale of business unit		$ 61,000	59,300
Working capital			1,700
Received cash for working capital holdback			53,189
Indemnity holdback			6,100
Gain on sale of discontinued operations			25,436	$ 0
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax			$ 20,600
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