The second man to set foot on the Moon, Buzz Aldrin, has married his longtime love, Dr Anca Faur.
The wedding took place in a private ceremony in Los Angeles, California, on his 93rd birthday on 20 January, 2023.
He said both of them are as “excited as eloping teenagers” as he beamed with smiles, wearing his Astronaut’s badge.
Aldrin made history in July, 1969 when as an astronaut in Apollo 11 mission, he became the second man to set foot on the Moon after Commander Neil Armstrong.
The third astronaut in the mission, Michael Collins, was in the Lunar Orbiter waiting for them to rejoin him from the Lunar Lander, the Eagle, before returning to Earth.
Aldrin retired from NASA in July, 1971.
He married three times before: First to Joan Ann Archer in 1954. The marriage lasted 20 years and they have three children: James, Janice and Andrew.
He was married to Beverly Van Zile from 1975 to 1978 and Lois Driggs Cannon from 1988 to 2012.
His new wife, Dr Anca Faur, 63, was born in Romania and has a PhD in Chemical Engineering.
She has been Executive Vice President of Buzz Aldrin Ventures since 2019.
