Zond

In 2000, he sold Zond to Enron, then a highflying energy company.

Alternative Energy's Fortunes Shift With the Winds 2009

His first wind company, Zond -- founded in 1980 and sold to Enron in 1997 -- was synonymous with many early breakthroughs.

A MIGHTIER WIND 2008

Pictured here are the Zond 5 and Soyuz 3 descent modules.

Plenty of Nothing: 2008

Zond 5, which flew 40 years ago this September, was the first vehicle to carry earth creatures to the moon and return them safely, three months before Apollo 8.

Plenty of Nothing: 2008

Zond 5, which flew 40 years ago this September, was the first vehicle to carry earth creatures to the moon and return them safely, three months before Apollo 8.

Energia Museum 2008

In recent years much bigger companies like General Electric, which bought what was left of Zond after Enron imploded, have entered the field alongside Denmark's Vestas, which last year merged with rival NEG Micon to create a European wind giant.

A MIGHTIER WIND 2008

Pictured here are the Zond 5 and Soyuz 3 descent modules.

Energia Museum 2008

In recent years much bigger companies like General Electric, which bought what was left of Zond after Enron imploded, have entered the field alongside Denmark's Vestas, which last year merged with rival NEG Micon to create a European wind giant.

A Mightier Wind 2007

His first wind company, Zond — founded in 1980 and sold to Enron in 1997 — was synonymous with many early breakthroughs.

A Mightier Wind 2007

The fact that the Soviet Union in September 1968 had just sent Zond 5 on a lunar flyby, and was preparing Zond 6 for the same sort of flight in November, helped cure the indecision.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005