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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-11-075675
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110810
ITEM INFORMATION:		Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110810
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110810

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ASTROTECH Corp \WA\
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001001907
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GUIDED MISSILES & SPACE VEHICLES & PARTS [3760]
		IRS NUMBER:				911273737
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34426
		FILM NUMBER:		111024767

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		401 CONGRESS AVE.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1650
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78701
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5124859530

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		401 CONGRESS AVE.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1650
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78701

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SPACEHAB INC \WA\
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19951006
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
<FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Washington, D.C. 20549
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 10, 2011</B>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>Astrotech Corporation<BR></B>
<FONT style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Washington</B></TD>
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    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>001-34426</B></TD>
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    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>91-1273737</B></TD>
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    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>401 Congress Ave. Suite 1650, Austin, Texas<BR></B></TD>
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    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>78701</B></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: <B>(512) 485-9530</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions:

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<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)<BR><BR>
<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)<BR><BR>
<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))<BR><BR>
<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))<BR>


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<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;3.03. <U>Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders</U>.


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">As previously disclosed, on July&nbsp;29, 2009, the Board of Directors of Astrotech Corporation (the&nbsp;&#147;Company&#148;) declared a
dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a &#147;Right&#148;) for each outstanding share of common stock, no par value per
share, of the Company. As previously disclosed, the description and terms of the Rights are set forth in a Rights
Agreement (the&nbsp;&#147;Rights Agreement&#148;) between the Company and American Stock Transfer &#038; Trust Company, LLC, as Rights
Agent (the &#147;Rights Agent&#148;). Under the terms of the Rights Agreement, the Rights were to expire on August&nbsp;10, 2010 (the
&#147;Expiration Date&#148;) unless the Expiration Date was extended or unless the Rights were earlier redeemed or exchanged by
the Company. As previously disclosed, on July&nbsp;29, 2010, the Company and the Rights Agent entered into Amendment One to
Rights Agreement, which extended the Expiration Date from August&nbsp;10, 2010 to August&nbsp;10, 2011. On August&nbsp;10, 2011, the
Company and the Rights Agent entered into Amendment Two to Rights Agreement (the &#147;Amendment&#148;), which extends the
Expiration Date from August&nbsp;10, 2011 to August&nbsp;10, 2012.


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the Amendment, which is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1.


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;9.01. <U>Financial Statements and Exhibits. </U>


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">(d)&nbsp;Exhibits.


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 8%; font-size: 10pt">4.1 Amendment Two to Rights Agreement, dated as of August&nbsp;10, 2011, between Astrotech Corporation and
American Stock Transfer &#038; Trust Company, LLC, as Rights Agent.

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>



<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 46%">ASTROTECH CORPORATION.


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">Date: August&nbsp;10, 2011


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 46%; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -11pt">By: <U> /s/ Thomas B. Pickens III</U>
<br>Thomas B. Pickens III<br>
Chairman of the Board and Chief<BR>
Executive Officer

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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment Two to Rights
Agreement, dated as of August
10, 2011, between Astrotech
Corporation and American Stock
Transfer &#038; Trust Company, LLC,
as Rights Agent.
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<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Exhibit 4.1</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>AMENDMENT TWO<BR>
TO<BR>
RIGHTS AGREEMENT</B>



<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 8%"><B>THIS AMENDMENT TWO TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT </B>(this &#147;<U>Amendment</U>&#148;), dated as of August&nbsp;10, 2011, is entered into by
and between Astrotech Corporation, a Washington corporation (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), and American Stock Transfer &#038;
Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent (the &#147;<U>Rights Agent</U>&#148;), pursuant to Section&nbsp;27 of the Rights Agreement, dated
as of July&nbsp;29, 2009, as amended July&nbsp;29, 2010, (the &#147;<U>Rights Agreement</U>&#148;), between the Company and the Rights
Agent.


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 8%"><B>WHEREAS</B>, Section&nbsp;27 of the Rights Agreement provides that prior to the time any person becomes an Acquiring Person
(as defined in the Rights Agreement) the Company may from time to time supplement and amend any provision of the Rights
Agreement in any respect without the approval of the holders of the Rights (as defined in the Rights Agreement); and


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 8%"><B>WHEREAS</B>, the Rights under the Rights Agreement are scheduled to expire at the Close of Business on August&nbsp;10, 2011
(the &#147;<U>Expiration Date</U>&#148;); and


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 8%"><B>WHEREAS</B>, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company to
amend the Rights Agreement to extend the Expiration Date, and to take such further actions as may be necessary or
appropriate to effectuate such extension.


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 8%"><B>NOW THEREFORE</B>, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements set forth herein and in the Rights
Agreement, the parties hereby agree as follows:


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%"><U>Section&nbsp;1.</U> <I>Definitions</I>. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to
such terms in the Rights Agreement.


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%"><U>Section&nbsp;2.</U> <I>Amendments to Rights Agreement.</I>


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">(a)&nbsp;<U>Amendment of Section 1(m) of the Rights Agreement</U>. Section 1(m) is hereby amended to read in its
entirety as follows:


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 8%; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">&#147;<U>Expiration Date</U>&#148; shall mean the Close of Business on August&nbsp;10, 2012


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">(b)&nbsp;<U>Amendment of Exhibit&nbsp;B to the Rights Agreement</U>. Exhibit&nbsp;B to the Rights Agreement is hereby amended
by replacing references to &#147;2011&#148; with &#147;2012&#148;.


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">(c)&nbsp;<U>Amendment of Exhibit&nbsp;C to the Rights Agreement</U>. Exhibit&nbsp;C to the Rights Agreement is hereby amended
by replacing references to &#147;2011&#148; with &#147;2012&#148;.


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%"><U>Section&nbsp;3.</U> <I>Miscellaneous</I>.


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">(a)&nbsp;The term &#147;Agreement&#148; as used in the Rights Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Rights Agreement as
amended hereby.

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<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">(b)&nbsp;This Amendment shall be effective as of the date first above written, and, except as set forth herein, the
Rights Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall be otherwise unaffected hereby.


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">(c)&nbsp;This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all
purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
instrument.


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">(d)&nbsp;This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of Washington and for all
purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such State applicable to contracts to be
made and performed entirely within such State.


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">(e)&nbsp;The Rights Agent and the Company hereby waive any notice requirement under the Rights Agreement pertaining to
the matters covered by this Amendment.


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">(f)&nbsp;Except to the extent specifically amended hereby, the provisions of the Rights Agreement shall remain
unmodified, and the Rights Agreement as amended hereby is confirmed as being in full force and effect.


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&#091;<I>Signature page follows</I>&#093;



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<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%"><B>IN WITNESS WHEREOF, </B>the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and attested, all as of the
day and year first above written.


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 46%"><B>ASTROTECH CORPORATION</B>


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<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt">Date: August&nbsp;10, 2011


<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 46%; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: -11pt">By: <U> /s/ Thomas B. Pickens III</U>
<br>
Name: Thomas B. Pickens III<br>
Title: Chairman of the Board and Chief<BR>
Executive Officer



<P align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 46%; font-size: 10pt"><B>AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER &#038; TRUST<br> COMPANY, LLC, as Rights Agent</B>
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<br>
Name: Carlos Pinto<BR>
Title: Senior VP, Director of Regional Relationship Management



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