Gemini SSTO was something I wasn't aware of. Even though it might be in one of the books over there it now seems likely the situation would have remained the same without your models being posted.
Playing in Google just now found this;
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The vehicle would perform a controlled reentry in the same manner as an Apollo capsule before retiring the engine to allow a short hover and final descent to a soft landing on extendable legs. The payload was to be either a Gemini capsule or a similar mass of cargo carried initially under an aerodynamic fairing. Proposed missions included service and potentially rescue flights in support of the proposed Apollo Application Program space stations.
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https://thehighfrontier.blog/2016/03...rocket-part-1/
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