NPO Saturn (НПО Сатурн) is a Russian aircraft engine manufacturer, formed from the mergers of Rybinsk and Lyul'ka-Saturn (after Arkhip Mikhailovich Lyulka). Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Arkhip Mikhailovich Lyulka ( Russian: Архи́п Миха́йлович Лю́лька ( 1908 - 1984) was a Soviet Scientist Saturn's engines power many former Eastern Bloc aircraft, such as the Tupolev Tu-154. During the Cold War, the term Communist Bloc (or Soviet Bloc) was used to refer to the Soviet Union and countries it either controlled or that were Tupolev ( Туполев) is a Russian aerospace and defence company headquartered in Moscow. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Saturn holds a 50% stake in the PowerJet joint venture with Snecma. POWERJET is a 50-50 joint venture held by Snecma and NPO Saturn, created in July 2004 Snecma is a major French manufacturer of engines for commercial and military aircraft and for space vehicles The company, founded by Pavel Aleksandrovich Soloviev, has its headquarters in the town of Rybinsk. Dr Pavel Aleksandrovich Soloviev (Па́вел Алекса́ндрович Соловьёв ( June 26 1917 &ndash October 13 1996) Rybinsk (Ры́бинск is the second largest city of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia