Josie's original spaceship

 

I was surprised to find this pre production drawing of the spaceship from Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space.  It is a more traditional rocket ship design.  It also looks a lot smaller than the designed that was eventually used.  It is never shown in the series where the gang sleeps, though we do see a galley in a few episodes.  Be that as it may, I think the ship they used in the series is better one overall.  The ball on the top gives it a different look.  This ship looks a bit like the Jupiter 2 from the HB version of Lost in Space.  This is a sleep ship, but it looks far too small to work for the series.

This series is really fun, once you get past the set up.  I have come up with an intriguing reason the gang was "accidentally" launched into space.  Especially when they are just a rock band with no training at all.  However, they seem to work just fine, and eventually they do return to Earth.  If anyone is interested in this theory, it will be featured in a new issue of Xenorama, coming soon!