Astronaut Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, Second Human On Moon, Gets Married On 93rd Birthday

Astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin made history on July 20, 1969, when he followed Neil Armstrong to step on the surface of the Moon. His wife Dr. Anca V Faur is a chemical engineer and serves as the Executive Vice President at Buzz Aldrin Ventures.

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Updated on: 21 January 2023 5:45 pm

Astronaut Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin with his wife Dr. Anca V Faur

Astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, the second man to step on the Moon, got married on his 93rd birthday on Friday.

Aldrin announced on social media that he and his "longtime love" Dr. Anca V Faur got married on Friday.

Aldrin made history on July 20, 1969, when he followed Neil Armstrong to step on the surface of the Moon.

Sharing photos with Faur, Aldrin wrote, “I am pleased to announce that my longtime love and partner, Dr. Anca V Faur, and I have tied the knot. We were joined in holy matrimony in a small private ceremony in Los Angeles, and are as excited as eloping teenagers.”

On my 93rd birthday & the day I will also be honored by Living Legends of Aviation I am pleased to announce that my longtime love Dr. Anca Faur & I have tied the knot.We were joined in holy matrimony in a small private ceremony in Los Angeles & are as excited as eloping teenagers pic.twitter.com/VwMP4W30Tn
— Dr. Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) January 21, 2023

The post received 53,000 Facebook “likes” and “loves” by Saturday and was accompanied by several photos of the newlyweds.

Aldrin is only one of the four people alive who have walked on the Moon, noted BBC. No human has gone to the Moon since Eugene Cernan in 1972. That's set to change hopefully later this decade when NASA's Artemis III mission will take humans to Moon again after over five decades.

Aldrin's wide Faur holds a PhD and is a top executive at his company. The BBC notes, "Dr Faur, 63, who has a PhD in chemical engineering, is the executive vice president of Mr Aldrin's company, Buzz Aldrin Ventures."

(With AP inputs)