Pawan Kumar Chandana
Co-founder, CEO & CTO of Skyroot Aerospace, ex-ISRO.
Pawan Kumar Chandana co-founded Skyroot Aerospace after working as a rocket propulsion engineer at ISRO, the Indian space agency.
Overview
- Role
- Co-Founder & CEO/CTO, Skyroot Aerospace
- Based in
- Hyderabad, India
- Prior experience
- ISRO
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Frequently asked
- Who is Pawan Kumar Chandana?
- Pawan Kumar Chandana co-founded Skyroot Aerospace after working as a rocket propulsion engineer at ISRO, the Indian space agency.
- What is Pawan Kumar Chandana's role?
- Pawan Kumar Chandana is Co-Founder & CEO/CTO, Skyroot Aerospace, based in Hyderabad, India.
- Where did Pawan Kumar Chandana work before?
- Pawan Kumar Chandana's prior roles include ISRO.
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Co-founder & CEO of Skyroot Aerospace; ex-ISRO scientist (GSLV Mk III propulsion at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre); based in Hyderabad.
News24online: Meet Pawan Kumar Chandana, ISRO scientist who built India's biggest private rocket plant, studied at IIT, is now CEO of Skyroot AerospaceVerified2026-07-18 - 2
Co-founder & CEO/CTO of Skyroot Aerospace; co-founded 2018 with Naga Bharath Daka; Hyderabad HQ.
Wikipedia: Skyroot AerospaceVerified2026-08-07 - 3
Co-founder/CEO title; ISRO background at VSSC (~6 years, GSLV Mk III, internal innovation award); Hyderabad-based.
Business Today: 'A once in a lifetime opportunity': Skyroot CEO Pawan Chandana's words capture the significance of Vikram 1's historic launchVerified2026-07-18 - 4
Co-founder/CEO; joined ISRO 2012, GSLV Mk III propulsion ~6 years at Thiruvananthapuram; IIT Kharagpur B.Tech/M.Tech 2007-2012; Hyderabad, Telangana.
The Tribune (India): 'Rockets are most fascinating machinery ever built,' says Skyroot CEO behind India's Vikram-1 launchVerified2026-07-19 - 5
Co-founder, CEO & CTO title (third-party corroboration).
Crunchbase: Pawan Kumar Chandana - Co-founder, CEO & CTO @ Skyroot AerospaceReported2026-08-07