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Mystery Science Theater 3000 featured Rocketship X-M in its second season premiere, which also featured Kevin Murphy taking over as Tom Servo's new voice, along with the introduction of Frank Conniff as "TV's Frank", Dr. Forrester's new sidekick.

The MST3K presentation of this film featured:

Downer Ending: Even worse for Joel and the 'bots, since the film is about people stuck in a spaceship that crashes, being shown to people stuck in a spaceship.
Crow: You know, the only thing more depressing than watching a movie about people trapped on a capsule is a movie about people dying on a capsule...
Dresses the Same: After Joel shows his invention for the week, a wearable drum kit called the BGC-19, newcomer Frank proudly displays his invention...the BGC-19.
Early Installment Weirdness: Kevin's voice for Servo starts out here as sounding like Josh's, but gradually settled in a few episodes after.
Face on a Milk Carton: See Put on a Bus.
Forgot He Was A Robot: In the opening segment, Crow has a scarf wrapped around his jaw and complains about having a terrible toothache. Joel covers the sides of Crow's head and quietly explains to the audience that robots don't have any teeth.
The Other Darrin: Kevin Murphy as Tom Servo. Explained in-universe as a refit.
- Memetic Mutation: Fans eventually learned that one watcher didn't approve of the change and went to the trouble of making a large banner reading "I HATE TOM SERVO'S NEW VOICE" and mailing it to Best Brains.
  - Kevin Murphy kept the banner as a keepsake.
Put on a Bus: The only explanation for Frank replacing Dr. Erhardt is "He's missing." Erhardt would only be mentioned once more on the show, when an actor who looked vaguely like him was killed in Earth vs. the Spider.
Shout Out: Tom Servo's first attempt to speak ended up as, "Warning! Danger! Danger, Will Robinson!" His next attempt is "Daaaiiisyyy, Daaaiiisyyy..." The third and real attempt, he exclaims, "Hello world! Happy birthday!"