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                                                                EXHIBIT 24 (i)

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements of 
Astrotech International Corporation on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-3360; 33-29754; 
33-41687; 33-68010; 33-85106; 33-92314; 33-92406 and 33-99290), and in each 
related prospectus, of our report dated February 21, 1996, except for Note 7 as 
to which the date is March 28, 1996, on our audit of the consolidated financial 
statements of Graver Tank & Mfg. Co., Inc. and subsidiaries as of and for the 
year ended December 31, 1995, which report is included in this report on Form 
8-K/A-1.

                                                   /s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND, L.L.P.


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