# Scott Manley on Reddit (u/illectro)

Part of Scientists on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/scientists-on-reddit/scott-manley

Scott Manley: Astrophysicist and space YouTuber.

- Reddit account: [u/illectro](https://www.reddit.com/user/illectro/) (Personal account)
- How we know it's theirs: [The 2013 r/KerbalSpaceProgram AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/KerbalSpaceProgram/comments/19htb7/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/KerbalSpaceProgram (802), r/starcitizen (221), r/ScottManley (123), r/EliteDangerous (107), r/Eve (47), r/StarWarsArmada (19)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2012 to 2024
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Manley

## Moments

### u/illectro in r/EliteDangerous, Jun 21, 2017 · Normal redditor

Replying to the post ""Hello" is a banned word because it contains "Hell", which is banned for no apparent reason either. The word filter is a ridiculous idea.".

> That's why I say 'Hullo!'
> Because nobody would ever ban Hull

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/6iourr/comment/dj7yy1j/ · 346 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/illectro in r/KerbalSpaceProgram, Jan 23, 2014 · Personal story

Replying to the post "Open Letter to Scott Manley".

> When I started playing KSP I had it in my mind that manually flying a rocket into orbit was probably beyond the skills of a human without  computer assistance, KSP surprised me by showing that it is a learnable skill. I thought that Rendezvous, docking and landing were all the kinds of things that astronauts needed to train for years to manage, I never expected to be able to figure them out and do them on a daily basis.
>
> And amazingly so do many of you, some of you might have got some help from me, or some of the other great tutorials, but in truth you are all doing this on your own. You're all amazing, able to do things that I once thought were in the realm of autopilots and superhuman pilots.
>
> So thanks to everyone that plays KSP - Fly safe.
>
> (even if you think I'm overrated, I don't mind I grew up in Scotland, I have a very thick skin.)

(Excerpt.)
Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/KerbalSpaceProgram/comments/1vwm3o/comment/cewy09y/ · 134 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/illectro in r/KerbalSpaceProgram, Jan 29, 2015 · Normal redditor

Replying to the post "So I was playing around with HyperEdit and I accidentally the Sun...".

> When the Mun comes between the Sun and Kerbin we get a solar eclipse, when Kerbin is between the Sun and the Mun we (should) get a munar eclipse,
> When the Sun is between Kerbin and the Mun we get the Apocalpyse.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/KerbalSpaceProgram/comments/2u4dbg/comment/co526oc/ · 402 points as of Nov 7, 2026