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That was the intent behind the Space Shuttle program: a reusable vehicle that could ferry astronauts to orbit and back to the ground. The biggest problem was complexity. A trillion parts and all had to work, again and again and again in the harshest of conditions. NASA is 'mothballing' (closing) the shuttles in 2010 - they are old and decrepit and get more dangerous by the day. The new project is named 'Orion' and will be one time use designs that are proven cheap and safe.
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