diff --git a/data/scene/osirisrex/osirisrex/osirisrex.mission b/data/scene/osirisrex/osirisrex/osirisrex.mission
index 32ca56acad..b8381c35f8 100644
--- a/data/scene/osirisrex/osirisrex/osirisrex.mission
+++ b/data/scene/osirisrex/osirisrex/osirisrex.mission
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ return {
     -- One phase per line. A little messy bracket-wise, but easy to overview the data
     Phases = {
         { Name = "Pre Launch", Phases = {
-            { Name = "Planning", TimeRange = { Start = "2016 SEP 06 23:05:05", End = "2016 SEP 07 23:05:00" } },
+            { Name = "Planning", TimeRange = { Start = "2016 SEP 06 23:05:05", End = "2016 SEP 07 23:05:00" }, Description = "Gonna do some planning yea"},
             { Name = "Pre check", TimeRange = { Start = "2016 SEP 07 23:05:05", End = "2016 SEP 08 23:00:00" } },
             { Name = "Last minute check", Phases = {
                 { Name = "Check 1", TimeRange = { Start = "2016 SEP 08 23:00:05", End = "2016 SEP 08 23:02:00" } },
diff --git a/modules/newhorizons/util/missionmanager.cpp b/modules/newhorizons/util/missionmanager.cpp
index ab980bfe32..7ff1f855d3 100644
--- a/modules/newhorizons/util/missionmanager.cpp
+++ b/modules/newhorizons/util/missionmanager.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ namespace {
     const std::string _loggerCat = "MissionPhaseSequencer";
 
     const std::string KEY_PHASE_NAME = "Name";
+    const std::string KEY_PHASE_DESCRIPTION = "Description";
     const std::string KEY_PHASE_SUBPHASES = "Phases";
     const std::string KEY_TIME_RANGE = "TimeRange";
 }
@@ -50,6 +51,11 @@ MissionPhase::MissionPhase(const ghoul::Dictionary& dict) {
     };
 
     _name = dict.value<std::string>(KEY_PHASE_NAME);
+    if (!dict.getValue(KEY_PHASE_DESCRIPTION, _description)) {
+        // If no description specified, just init to empty string
+        _description = "";
+    }
+    
     ghoul::Dictionary childDicts;
     if (dict.getValue(KEY_PHASE_SUBPHASES, childDicts)) {
         // This is a nested mission phase
diff --git a/modules/newhorizons/util/missionmanager.h b/modules/newhorizons/util/missionmanager.h
index 3bc6fc3e0f..cc8d9929cb 100644
--- a/modules/newhorizons/util/missionmanager.h
+++ b/modules/newhorizons/util/missionmanager.h
@@ -45,12 +45,14 @@ namespace openspace {
 */
 class MissionPhase {
 public:
-    MissionPhase() {};
+    MissionPhase() : _name(""), _description("") {};
     MissionPhase(const ghoul::Dictionary& dict);
 
     const std::string& name() const { return _name; }
 
-    const TimeRange timeRange() const { return _timeRange; };
+    const TimeRange& timeRange() const { return _timeRange; };
+
+    const std::string& description() const { return _description; };
 
     /**
     * Returns all subphases sorted by start time
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ public:
 protected:
 
     std::string _name;
+    std::string _description;
     TimeRange _timeRange;
     std::vector<MissionPhase> _subphases;
 };