THE GODDARD CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION IN SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CRESST) WILL CARRY OUT OBSERVATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF NASA STRATEGIC SCIENCE MISSION OBJECTIVES RELATING TO: A. THE SUN AND SOLAR SYSTEM STARS GALAXIES AND THE UNIVERSE AT LARGE; B. THE INFORMATIONAL AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES RELATED TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF DATA SYSTEMS REQUIRED TO INTERPRET DATA FROM THE SPACE SCIENCES; C. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THESE SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES.