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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001571049-14-007267
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20141216
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20141216
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20141216

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:		141288853

	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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D.C. 20549</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>CURRENT
REPORT</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported):<B> December 16, 2014</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>ASTROTECH CORPORATION</B></P>

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of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</FONT></P>

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other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>Austin, Texas</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>78701</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">(Zip code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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telephone number, including area code: <B>(512) 485-9530</B></FONT></P>

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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:</FONT></P>

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pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>ITEM 8.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Events </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On December 16, 2014, Astrotech Corporation (&ldquo;Astrotech&rdquo;)
announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program authorizing the company to repurchase up to $5.0
million of the company&rsquo;s common stock through December 31, 2015.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Repurchases under the share repurchase program may be made from
time to time through open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, as determined by the company depending
on market conditions and business needs. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to purchase any particular
amount of common shares and it may be suspended, discontinued or modified at any time at the Company&rsquo;s discretion and without
prior notice.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Astrotech had approximately 19,697,627 shares of common stock
outstanding as of November 7, 2014.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; border-top: Black 0.5pt solid">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>ITEM 9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements
and Exhibits</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>(d) Exhibits</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 79%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-decoration: none; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">99.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0">Press release announcing the share repurchase program, issued by Astrotech Corporation on December 16, 2014</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">ASTROTECH CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center">(Registrant)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: December 16, 2014</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P></TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Thomas B. Pickens III&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Thomas B. Pickens III</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Chairman of the Board and</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 79%; text-decoration: none; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>99.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Press release announcing the share repurchase program, issued by Astrotech Corporation on December 16, 2014</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Astrotech Board of Directors Authorizes
a Repurchase of up to $5 Million of</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>the Company's Outstanding Common Stock</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Austin, TX (December 16, 2014) - Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ:
ASTC) a company that specializes in the commercialization of valuable space and defense technologies for uses in industrial process
control, explosives detection, research and healthcare markets, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share
repurchase program authorizing the company to repurchase up to $5.0 million of its common stock through December 31, 2015.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&ldquo;Astrotech is committed to delivering shareholder returns,&rdquo;
said Thomas B. Pickens III, Chairman and CEO. &ldquo;Our Board of Directors and our Management Team believe repurchasing stock
at recent trading levels represents compelling value,&rdquo; Pickens added.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Repurchases under the share repurchase program may be made from
time to time through open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, as determined by the company&rsquo;s
management depending on market conditions and business needs, in compliance with federal securities laws. The share repurchase
program does not obligate the Company to purchase any particular amount of common shares and it may be suspended, discontinued
or modified at any time at the Company&rsquo;s discretion and without prior notice.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Astrotech had approximately 19,697,627 shares of common stock
outstanding as of November 7, 2014.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>About Astrotech Corporation</B><BR>
Astrotech is a leader in identifying and commercializing space and defense technologies for terrestrial use. 1<SUP>st</SUP> Detect
Corporation is developing a breakthrough miniaturized mass spectrometer, the MMS-1000&trade;, while Astrogenetix, Inc. is a biotechnology
company utilizing microgravity on the International Space Station as a research platform for drug discovery and development. Both
are wholly owned subsidiaries of the parent.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>This press release contains forward-looking statements that
are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements
are subject to risks, trends, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to be materially different from the forward-looking
statement. These factors include, but are not limited to, continued government support and funding for key space programs, product
performance and market acceptance of products and services, as well as other risk factors and business considerations described
in the Company&rsquo;s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the annual report on Form 10-K. Any forward-looking
statements in this document should be evaluated in light of these important risk factors. The Company assumes no obligation to
update these forward-looking statements.</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>FOR MORE INFORMATION:</B><BR>
Eric Stober<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
Astrotech Corporation<BR>
512.485.9530</P>

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