“First Call to My Dad”, Skyroot Co-Founder Pawan Chandana Drops Emotional Post about Vikram-1 Launch

Skyroot Co-Founder Pawan Chandana has shared an emotional post for his father. He recalls how he called his father first after the successful launch of the Vikram-1 rocket. The post is going viral on Instagram and people are also applauding the post through comments.

The Vikram-1 mission, which successfully made orbit on July 18, marked a turning point for India’s private space industry. Pawan Chandana said he first called his father and his father burst into tears. He has shared a post on X. He began by saying, “As everything slowly begins to sink-in and after finally getting some sleep last night, I wanted to share a small personal note.”

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He says that he called his father and shared his sentiments with him. “The first call I made after Vikram-1 successfully reached orbit was to my Dad. He is the man who made my journey possible—with dreams for me far bigger than the ones I had for myself and by simply never giving up on me. Until my 8th standard, I was a bad student. I scored 51 marks in Maths and even failed another subject.

Back then, I could never have imagined that I would one day make it to an IIT—or have the privilege of contributing to India’s first privately developed rocket reaching orbit, making India only the third country in the world to achieve this.” He recalled how his father is so proud of him.

As everything slowly begins to sink-in, and after finally getting some sleep last night, I wanted to share a small personal note… The first call I made after Vikram-1 successfully reached orbit was to my Dad. He is the man who made my journey possible—with dreams for me far… pic.twitter.com/RvQVtsoCRr — Pawan (@PawanKChandana) July 21, 2026

He mentioned that this call was an emotional exchange between him and his father. “When I called him after the launch, he just cried. And cried. He couldn’t speak a single word. But I understood every word he couldn’t say,” he said.

“I managed to hold back my tears when Vikram-1 reached orbit. But somehow, writing this, I can’t. Thank you, Dad. And a big shout-out to every dad who dreams big for their children—and never gives up on them,” he added. He also shares a picture of him with his dad at his birthday celebration after starting Skyroot.