Commitments and Contingencies (Details Narrative)	6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Litigation description	On January 10, 2013, a lawsuit was filed in a district court in Travis County against Astrotech Corporation by John Porter, the former Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company.

Presents an assertion of a fact by a plaintiff in a pleading or complaint, which the plaintiff claims it will prove upon presentation of evidence at the proceeding.

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 5

-Paragraph 9, 10, 11, 12

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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