Dr Ulpia-Elena Botezatu is the chair of the influential Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, which aims to foster collaboration between nations and consider legal issues arising from space exploration.

Kilmer, who played opposite Tom Cruise as “Iceman” in the 1986 action film and reprised the role for the 2022 sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, died of pneumonia, his daughter said in a statement.

The 23-year-old, fitness influencer Preslie Ginoski, fronted court on Wednesday after previously using his position to enter a restricted area and record video of himself posing shirtless inside the turbine of a parked aircraft, then uploading the footage to the internet. He has been fined $2,400 after pleading guilty to two charges.

The aircraft and crew will operate out of Kadena Air Base in Japan, from 1 April, as it contributes to regional security and supports international United Nations Security Council sanctions enforcement against North Korea.