It was to begin plans to use Gemini hardware as the first step in a new US Air Force man-in-space program called MODS (Manned Orbital Development System), a type of military space station that used Gemini spacecraft as ferry vehicles.
This initiative aimed to launch a new US Air Force space program called MODS (Manned Orbital Development System), which would utilize Gemini spacecraft as the initial stage of a military-focused space station.