Description of the Company and Operating Environment	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of the Company and Operating Environment	(1) Description of the Company and Operating Environment Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ: ASTC) (“Astrotech,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”), a Delaware corporation organized in 1984, is a science and technology development and commercialization company that launches, manages, and builds scalable companies based on innovative technology in order to maximize shareholder value. Business Overview Segment Information – The Company operates two reportable business units, Astro Scientific and Astral Images Corporation. Since the Company operates in two segments, all financial segment information required by Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 280, Segment Reporting (“FASB ASC 280”) can be found in Note 16, Segment Information. Astro Scientific Astro Scientific is a technology incubator that commercializes innovative technologies. Subsidiaries 1^st Detect and Astrogenetix currently reside in Astro Scientific: 1^st Detect - 1^st Detect is a manufacturer of advanced chemical detection technology that detects and identifies trace amounts of explosives and narcotics. In April 2018, the Company announced that the TRACER 1000 entered the Developmental Testing and Evaluation (“DT&E”) process at the Department of Homeland Security’s (“DHS”) Transportation Security Laboratory (“TSL”). Successful completion and passing of the DT&E phase would lead to TSL Certification. TSL Certification is a significant endorsement that foreign governments and other U.S. government agencies consider when procuring explosives trace detector (“ETD”) instrumentation. Certification is also a major step towards being listed on the Transportation Security Administration’s (“TSA”) Qualified Products List (“QPL”), and subsequently being deployed in airports throughout the U.S. In addition, the Company also recently announced that the TRACER 1000 has been accepted into the TSA’s Air Cargo Screening Technology Qualification Test (“ACSQT”) program, representing a major step toward inclusion on TSA’s exclusive Air Cargo Screening Technology List (“ACSTL”) and having the TRACER 1000 deployed at airports and cargo facilities worldwide to screen checked luggage and other air cargo. The instrument was designed to enable air carriers, freight forwarders, shippers, and independent cargo facilities to stay ahead of evolving threats while optimizing cargo throughput. Finally, the Company also announced that the TRACER 1000 was accepted into European Civil Aviation Conference’s (“ECAC”) evaluation process for both passenger and cargo screening in airports. ECAC is the European equivalent to the U.S. TSA. The ECAC Certification would be a significant milestone that will allow us to begin selling to airports and governments internationally. There is no assurance that any of the further steps detailed in the milestones mentioned above will be achieved or that our technology will be approved by any of the programs listed. Astrogenetix - Astrogenetix was developing a fast-track, on-orbit discovery platform using the International Space Station to develop vaccines. We were working with Texas A&M University to obtain additional funding from NASA, which was declined subsequent to year-end. Future efforts at Astrogenetix have therefore been halted due to the lack of funding. Astral Images Corporation Astral Images - Astral is a developer of advanced film restoration and enhancement software. Astral’s artificial intelligence (“AI”)-driven algorithms remove dust, scratches, and defects from film while converting the content to a digital format with significantly enhanced resolution. In addition, the intelligent software automatically restores the film’s original color, optimizing the content to be viewed in 4K.

(1) Description of the Company and Operating Environment

Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ: ASTC) (“Astrotech,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”), a Delaware corporation organized in 1984, is a science and technology development and commercialization company that launches, manages, and builds scalable companies based on innovative technology in order to maximize shareholder value.

Business Overview

Segment Information – The Company operates two reportable business units, Astro Scientific and Astral Images Corporation. Since the Company operates in two segments, all financial segment information required by Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 280, Segment Reporting (“FASB ASC 280”) can be found in Note 16, Segment Information.

Astro Scientific

Astro Scientific is a technology incubator that commercializes innovative technologies. Subsidiaries 1^st Detect and Astrogenetix currently reside in Astro Scientific:

1^st Detect - 1^st Detect is a manufacturer of advanced chemical detection technology that detects and identifies trace amounts of explosives and narcotics. In April 2018, the Company announced that the TRACER 1000 entered the Developmental Testing and Evaluation (“DT&E”) process at the Department of Homeland Security’s (“DHS”) Transportation Security Laboratory (“TSL”). Successful completion and passing of the DT&E phase would lead to TSL Certification. TSL Certification is a significant endorsement that foreign governments and other U.S. government agencies consider when procuring explosives trace detector (“ETD”) instrumentation. Certification is also a major step towards being listed on the Transportation Security Administration’s (“TSA”) Qualified Products List (“QPL”), and subsequently being deployed in airports throughout the U.S. In addition, the Company also recently announced that the TRACER 1000 has been accepted into the TSA’s Air Cargo Screening Technology Qualification Test (“ACSQT”) program, representing a major step toward inclusion on TSA’s exclusive Air Cargo Screening Technology List (“ACSTL”) and having the TRACER 1000 deployed at airports and cargo facilities worldwide to screen checked luggage and other air cargo. The instrument was designed to enable air carriers, freight forwarders, shippers, and independent cargo facilities to stay ahead of evolving threats while optimizing cargo throughput. Finally, the Company also announced that the TRACER 1000 was accepted into European Civil Aviation Conference’s (“ECAC”) evaluation process for both passenger and cargo screening in airports. ECAC is the European equivalent to the U.S. TSA. The ECAC Certification would be a significant milestone that will allow us to begin selling to airports and governments internationally.

There is no assurance that any of the further steps detailed in the milestones mentioned above will be achieved or that our technology will be approved by any of the programs listed.

Astrogenetix - Astrogenetix was developing a fast-track, on-orbit discovery platform using the International Space Station to develop vaccines. We were working with Texas A&M University to obtain additional funding from NASA, which was declined subsequent to year-end. Future efforts at Astrogenetix have therefore been halted due to the lack of funding.

Astral Images Corporation

Astral Images - Astral is a developer of advanced film restoration and enhancement software. Astral’s artificial intelligence (“AI”)-driven algorithms remove dust, scratches, and defects from film while converting the content to a digital format with significantly enhanced resolution. In addition, the intelligent software automatically restores the film’s original color, optimizing the content to be viewed in 4K.