EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE, ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES, AND DIRECTION FROM CONGRESS. . PARTICIPATE AS A KEY PARTNER AND ENABLER IN THE AGENCY S EXPLORATION INITIATIVE, FOCUSING ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF, ON, AND FROM THE MOON, LUNAR ORBIT, MARS, AND BEYOND. . ADVANCE DISCOVERY IN EMERGING FIELDS BY IDENTIFYING AND EXPLOITING CROSS-DISCIPLINARY OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES . DEVELOP A DIRECTORATE-WIDE, TARGET-USER FOCUSED APPROACH TO APPLIED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING EARTH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS, SPACE WEATHER, PLANETARY DEFENSE, AND SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.