diff --git a/web-root/index.php b/web-root/index.php
index 12782e1..0a90c0e 100644
--- a/web-root/index.php
+++ b/web-root/index.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <div id="menu-left" class="menubar">
       <div id="search-holder" class="menu-item">
         <span class="icon-search"></span>
-        <input type="text" id="search"></input>
+        <input type="text" id="search"/>
       </div>
       <div id="menu-groups" class="menu-item">
         <div class="menu-title">Groups</div>
@@ -71,15 +71,15 @@
           <span class="box-header">Legend</span>
           <ul id="legend">
             <li>
-               <img class="dot" src="/dot-red.png"></img>
+               <img class="dot" src="/dot-red.png"/>
                Satellite
              </li>
             <li>
-              <img class="dot" src="/dot-blue.png"></img>
+              <img class="dot" src="/dot-blue.png"/>
               Rocket body
             </li>
             <li>
-              <img class="dot" src="/dot-grey.png"></img>
+              <img class="dot" src="/dot-grey.png"/>
               Debris
             </li>
           </ul>
@@ -118,6 +118,16 @@
     </div>
       <div id="search-results"></div>
     <div id="sat-hoverbox">(none)</div>
+    <div class="sat-description">
+      <div class="sat-description__header">
+        <div class="sat-description__header--left">About</div>
+        <a class="sat-description__header--right sat-description__close">X</a>
+      </div>
+      <div class="sat-description__content"></div>
+      <div class="sat-description__footer">
+        <b>Credits:</b> NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive
+      </div>
+    </div>
     <div id="sat-infobox">
       <div id="sat-info-title">This is a title</div>
       <div id="all-objects-link" class="link">Find all objects from this launch...</div>
diff --git a/web-root/nasainfo.php b/web-root/nasainfo.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bd0650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web-root/nasainfo.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+    $catalogURLTemplate = 'http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=%s';
+    $designator = htmlspecialchars($_GET['intldes']);
+    $redirect = filter_var($_GET['redirect'], FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN);
+
+    if ($designator) {
+        if ($redirect) {
+            header('Location: ' . sprintf($catalogURLTemplate, $designator), true, 302);
+            exit;
+        } else {
+            $catalogEntryHtml = file_get_contents(sprintf($catalogURLTemplate, $designator));
+
+            if ($catalogEntryHtml) {
+                $catalogEntryDocument = new DOMDocument();
+                if ($catalogEntryDocument->loadHTML($catalogEntryHtml)) {
+                    $xpath = new DOMXPath($catalogEntryDocument);
+
+                    $match = $xpath->query('//div[@id="contentwrapper"]//div[@class="urone"]');
+                    if ($match->length > 0) {
+                        $description = '';
+                        $descriptionParts = $match[0]->childNodes;
+                        for ($i = 1; $i < $descriptionParts->length; ++$i) {
+                            $description .= trim($descriptionParts[$i]->nodeValue);
+                        }
+
+                        header('Content-Type: text/json', true, 200);
+
+                        $data = array(
+                            'description' => $description
+                        );
+
+                        echo json_encode($data);
+
+                        exit;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // fall back - if any error happened during data extraction above, return 404
+    header($_SERVER['SERVER_PROTOCOL'].' 404 Not Found', true, 404);
+?>
diff --git a/web-root/scripts/main.js b/web-root/scripts/main.js
index 293e6bb..a539e50 100644
--- a/web-root/scripts/main.js
+++ b/web-root/scripts/main.js
@@ -244,16 +244,22 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
       initialRotation = false;
       camZoomSnappedOnSat = false;
     });
+
+  $('.sat-description__close').click(function() {
+    $('.sat-description').fadeOut();
+  });
  //   debugContext = $('#debug-canvas')[0].getContext('2d');
  //   debugImageData = debugContext.createImageData(debugContext.canvas.width, debugContext.canvas.height);
   drawLoop(); //kick off the animationFrame()s
 });
 
 function selectSat(satId) {
+  $('.sat-description').fadeOut();
+
   selectedSat = satId;
   if(satId === -1) {
     $('#sat-infobox').fadeOut();
-     orbitDisplay.clearSelectOrbit();
+    orbitDisplay.clearSelectOrbit();
   } else {
     camZoomSnappedOnSat = true;
     camAngleSnappedOnSat = true;
@@ -262,6 +268,19 @@ function selectSat(satId) {
  //   camSnapToSat(satId);
     var sat = satSet.getSat(satId);
     if(!sat) return;
+
+    var nasaInfoUrl = 'nasainfo.php?intldes=' + sat.intlDes;
+    $.getJSON(nasaInfoUrl, function (data){
+      var satDescription = $('.sat-description');
+      var satDescriptionContent = $('.sat-description__content', satDescription);
+      var learnMore = $('<a/>').prop('href', nasaInfoUrl + '&redirect=true').text('Learn more...');
+
+      satDescriptionContent.html(data.description);
+      satDescriptionContent.append($('<br/>'), learnMore);
+
+      satDescription.fadeIn();
+    });
+
     orbitDisplay.setSelectOrbit(satId);
     $('#sat-infobox').fadeIn();
     $('#sat-info-title').html(sat.OBJECT_NAME);
diff --git a/web-root/style.css b/web-root/style.css
index 31b7381..baeae25 100644
--- a/web-root/style.css
+++ b/web-root/style.css
@@ -100,6 +100,59 @@ ul {
   pointer-events: none;
 }
 
+.sat-description {
+  background: black;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
+  cursor: default;
+  color: white;
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 50%;
+  left: 50%;
+  padding: 1px;
+  margin-top: auto;
+  margin-bottom: auto;
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.sat-description__header {
+  padding: 1px;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+}
+
+.sat-description__header--left {
+  padding: 4px;
+  flex-grow: 1;
+}
+
+.sat-description__header--right {
+  flex: none;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 25px;
+  height: 25px;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
+  cursor: hand;
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.sat-description__content {
+  overflow-y: scroll;
+  padding: 9px;
+  max-width: 400px;
+  max-height: 250px;
+}
+
+.sat-description__footer {
+  font-size: 8pt;
+}
+
 #sat-infobox {
   background: black;
   cursor:default;
@@ -186,7 +239,7 @@ ul {
   font-size: 12px;
   height: 28px;
   float: right;
-  margin-right: 10  px;
+  margin-right: 10px;
 }
 
 #search {
@@ -359,4 +412,4 @@ ul {
 
 #controls-info>li {
   margin-top: 10px;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}