Two-Step Crew Return Vehicle Option Under Study for Space Station
Interesting article from Aviation Week's website. IMO, this is what NASA needs to build for manned spaceflight. You don't need to send up people to launch a satellite and you don't need a reusable system for heavy or outsized payloads. By concentrating on what's needed to send up people, you end up with a much smaller and more cost effective design. Otherwise, you can end up with a monstrosity like this:
instead of this: