Mr Aldrin, who turned 93 on Friday and was part of the historic first-ever moon landing mission, made the sweet announcement to his new bride, who is 30 years his junior, on his Twitter account.
‘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.’
Dr Faur, 63, currently works as the Executive Vice President of Buzz Aldrin Ventures LLC, with her LinkedIn page listing her as having worked for the company since 2019.
She has a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and at one point was the treasurer for the California Hydrogen Business Council.
Mr Aldrin has been married and divorced three times prior, to Joan Ann Archer from 1954 to 1974, Beverly Van Zile from 1975 to 1978 and Lois Driggs Cannon from 1988 to 2012.
The second man to touch the surface of the moon has three children – James, Janice and Andrew – with first wife, Ms Archer.
He has one grandson, Jeffrey Schuss, from daughter Janice, three great-grandsons and one great-granddaughter.
On July 16 1969, Mr Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins were blasted off from Earth and into space on a mission like no other – aiming to put mankind on the moon for the first time.
Mr Aldrin is best known for saluting the US flag on the surface of the Moon during the Apollo 11 lunar mission.
He retired from NASA in 1971 and in 1998 founded the ShareSpace Foundation, a non-profit organisation to promote the expansion of crewed space exploration.
After entering the history books, Mr Aldrin said he struggled through a dark time during which he did not know what he should be doing with his life. He battled depression and alcoholism, but has now been sober for more than 40 years.
SOURCES: DAILYMAIL.CO.UK
